Söllereckbahn, Aerial lift in Oberstdorf, Germany.
The Söllereckbahn is a 2025-metre-long monocable gondola lift near Oberstdorf, climbing the 1706-metre Söllereck. Its 10-person cabins, built by Leitner and opened in 2021, overcome a 345-metre height difference. The rope, both haul and support, measures 41 mm in diameter and 4150 metres in length.
The Söllereckbahn opened on 11 July 1950 as a two-seater chairlift built by the Oberstdorf firm ABIG using the Von Roll system, and it carried its millionth passenger in 1956. In 1997 it was replaced by a six-seat gondola, which in turn gave way in 2020 to a ten-seat Leitner gondola whose valley station was moved 260 metres northwest to the B19 road.
The mountain station stands near the Berghaus Schönblick, whose site goes back to the Gasthaus "Berghotel Schönblick" built by Wilhelm Liebherr of Dietmannsried in 1912 on the Höllrücken above Schrattenwang. The Oberstdorfer Bergbahn AG owns the Berghaus today, so the inn and the lift belong to the same company. The Sommerrodelbahn Allgäu-Coaster, an all-weather Alpine-Coaster about 900 m long, has run beside the lift since 2005.
The 2025-metre line climbs 345 metres from the valley station near the B19 to the top station on the 1706-metre Söllereck. Cabins hold ten people and run on a 41 mm rope 4150 metres long. The Allgäu Coaster summer toboggan run, about 900 metres long, starts by the lift.
The cable car operates on renewable energy sourced locally, making it an environmentally responsible choice in the Alps. This energy approach reflects the region's commitment to sustainable mountain tourism.
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