About this flying site
High gras in the summer
Hochkalmberg paragliding site and weather forecast
Austrian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Hochkalmberg.
Altitude1,801 m
Launch directionsSW
Coordinates47.6124, 13.5674
AreaAustrian Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Hochkalmberg is a mountain site in the Austrian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,801 m. It works best in south-westerly winds, and can also work in westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Hochkalmberg
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Hochkalmberg doesn't cover.
Gosau - Zwieselalmnortherly, north-easterly or easterly wind, 11 km away · 1,578 m · N, NE, E, W launch · thermalRettensteinsouth-easterly wind, 18 km away · 1,600 m · SE launchSchafbergsoutherly wind, 21 km away · 1,761 m · SE, S, SW launchKrippensteinnorth-westerly wind, 13 km away · 2,046 m · N, NW launch · thermal
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
SW, W
Access and parking
walk up from Bad Goisern / Hochmuth or Bad Goisern Trockentann Also from Gosau possible
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Paragliding sites near Hochkalmberg
Untere Scharten Alpe1 km away · 1,653 m · NE, E launch · thermalSarsteinalm10 km away · 1,689 m · thermalGosau - Zwieselalm11 km away · 1,578 m · N, NE, E, W launch · thermalKrippenstein13 km away · 2,046 m · N, NW launch · thermalLoser17 km away · 1,812 m · thermalAbtenau17 km away · 1,180 m · W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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