It takes a good 35 minutes to reach the Schafberg summit station by cable car but you wish it would take take much longer, so terrific are the views on Austria's steepest cogwheel railway: with every metre of altitude and with every curve, the perspective on the world changes. Once at the top, passengers have eleven lakes at their feet and if weather permits, they can even enjoy a view of the Hohe Tauern with the Großglockner." (Wikipedia)

There is no better way to describe the ride on the Schafbergbahn. We have always thought we knew the Salzburger Land really very well and  have so far unfairly rejected a ride up to the summit by train as being "too touristy". But we were taught better. The ride up in itself is a great experience. Once you reach the summit of Schafberg, you can hardly get enough of it.