Gondola · Samokov, Bulgaria
Кабина "Ястребец" (Yastrebetz Gondola 2)
Кабина "Ястребец" is a gondola near Samokov, Bulgaria. It climbs 530 m over 2.19 km, from 1,830 m to 2,360 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 34 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
23/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Кабина "Ястребец" is scarier than 23% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 8 in Bulgaria.
- Highest above the ground: about 34 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 760 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 260 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Кабина "Ястребец" is near Samokov, Bulgaria, at 1,830 m above sea level (42.24530° N, 23.59112° E). From there it runs 2.19 km up to the top station at 2,360 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 25 min
Nearby lines
- Кабина "Ястребец" (Yastrebetz Gondola 1) gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 510 m
- Tzari Mali Grad Railway funicular · 21.3 km away · rises 90 m
- лифт Картала gondola · 29.8 km away · rises 808 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.