Hochfelln Cable Car

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility tested - partially barrier-free for people with walking disabilities".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the evaluation report at the end of the text.

Valley station

• There are two marked parking spaces for people with disabilities. 
• The path from the car park to the entrance of the valley station is 80 m long. 
• The ticket office is only accessible via four steps. 
• The cash desk is 116 cm high.
• The way to the mountain railway or the platform is possible without steps via a ramp. 
• The ramp has a maximum gradient of 19 % and a total length of 8 m .
• Alternatively, stairs are available. 
• All doors/passages that can be used by the guest and are raised are at least 90 cm wide. 
• The cabin entrance and exit (mountain railway) is possible without steps via a mobile feeder ramp. 
• The ramp has a maximum slope of 10 % and a total length of 110 cm.
• Alternatively, access is possible via a step of 10 cm.
• Seating and movement areas of at least 150 cm x 150 cm are available in the mountain railway section 1 (between the valley and middle stations).
• Boarding and alighting is assisted by service staff. The ride in the cable car is accompanied by staff.
• There is no toilet designed for people with disabilities at the valley station. 

Middle station

• All doors/passages that can be used by the guest and are raised are at least 90 cm wide. 
• Seating is provided in the waiting room.
• The cash desk/kiosk is 102 cm high. There is no other, equivalent communication option available while seated. 
• The path to the cable car or platform is accessible without steps.
• The cabin entrance and exit (mountain railway) is possible without steps via a mobile feeder ramp. 
• The ramp has a maximum gradient of 14% and a total length of 30 cm.
• Alternatively, access is possible via a step of 3 cm.
• Boarding and alighting is assisted by service staff. The ride in the tram is accompanied by staff.
•  There is a public toilet for people with disabilities at the middle station, which is accessible from at least one side (minimum 80 cm).
• There is a foldable grab rail on the accessible side of the toilet. 

Summit station

• All doors/passages that can be used by the guest and are raised are at least 90 cm wide. (Exception: checkout aisle with 78 cm).
• Seating is provided in the waiting room.
• The cash desk/kiosk is 107 cm high. There is no other, equivalent communication option available while seated. 
• The path to the mountain railway or to the platform (downhill) is accessible without steps. 
• The entrance and exit of the cabin (mountain railway) is possible without steps via a mobile feeder ramp. 
• The ramp has a maximum gradient of 14% and a total length of 30cm.
• Alternatively, access is possible via a step of 3 cm.
• Boarding and alighting is assisted by service staff. The ride in the cable car is accompanied by staff.
• The exit from the summit station to the hiking trail is possible without steps via a ramp. 
• The ramp has a maximum gradient of 14 % and a total length of 3 m.

Hiking path from the summit station to the lookout point and to the "Taborkirche"

• The path is approx. 370 m long in total, predominantly 200 cm wide (at approx. 40 m with a width of 150 cm).
• Seats are available.
• The path is continuously signposted.
• The surface of the path is vibration-free and easy to walk and drive on.
• There are unsecured slopes.
• The entire path has few flat areas. There are maximum longitudinal slopes of 17 % over more than 25 m (see detailed information).

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• Assistance dogs are welcome.
• Outdoor paths usually have tactile curb ramps.
• Signage (for orientation) is designed in easily legible, high-contrast lettering.
• All elevated areas accessible to guests are brightly lit without glare.
• Steps do not have high-contrast edges.
• Stairs have at least one handrail on one side.
• Seating is available.
• Information is not available in Braille or prismatic lettering.
• The hiking path does not have any tactile, clearly perceptible lateral path boundaries. There are no uninterrupted visual high-contrast lateral boundaries of the path.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• There is no alarm. 
• There is no audio induction loop.
• The ride on the mountain railway is accompanied and the entry and exit is supported by staff.
• There are unsecured embankments on the hiking trail from the summit station to the viewpoint or to the Tabor Church.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the evaluation report at the end of the text.

• Name and logo of the company are clearly recognizable from the outside.
• The objectives of the paths are always within sight or signs in visible distance are available. 
• There is no information in easy language.
• The ride on the mountain railway is accompanied and the entry and exit is supported by the staff.
• The guiding system of the hiking path from the summit station to the lookout point and to the"Taborkirche" is uninterrupted.