Stubnerkogel & Suspension Bridge
Stubnerkogel
A cable car takes you up to a summit at about 2,250 meters. Walk the 140-meter high suspension bridge and rock trail, with views of Großglockner.
Stubnerkogel is Bad Gastein's home mountain. From the cable car station in the town center, the Stubnerkogel cable car takes about 15 minutes to reach the summit at roughly 2,246 meters. At the top, a 140-meter suspension bridge spans the ridge, with hundreds of meters of deep valley below. Nearby, the Felsenweg (Rock Trail) and the Glocknerblick (Glockner Viewpoint) offer views of Großglockner, Austria's highest peak, and the Hohe Tauern range. In winter this is the core of the Gastein ski area, with runs that lead back into town or connect to the Schlossalm in Bad Hofgastein. In summer you can hike down from the summit to an intermediate station. A round-trip cable car ticket costs about 40 euros in summer, with discounts for ski pass holders or some guest card holders. It's cold at the summit, so bring a jacket.
Opening hours
Cable car about 08:30–16:30 (varies by season; closed in spring and autumn off-season)
Nearby sights
- Altböckstein Mining Museum
- Gastein Healing Gallery
- Felsentherme Gastein
- Gastein Waterfall
- Bad Gastein Belle Époque Centre
- Kaiser Wilhelm Promenade
- St. Nicholas Church
- Alpentherme Gastein