About this flying site
Hohe Wand is oriented SE and a rock cliff, so it is likely to produce good thermals all year round beginning in the mornings. It will often provide good lift until sundown.
Hohe Wand South paragliding site and weather forecast
Austrian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Hohe Wand South.
Altitude849 m
Launch directionsSE, S
Coordinates47.8302, 16.0463
AreaAustrian Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Hohe Wand South is a mountain site in the Austrian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 849 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Hohe Wand South
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Hohe Wand South doesn't cover.
Schneebergnortherly or north-westerly wind, 19 km away · 1,865 m · N, NW launchPlankensteinnorth-easterly wind, 60 km away · 744 m · NE launch · ridge soaring and thermalHohe Wand Easteasterly wind, 0 km away · 920 m · E, SE, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalHochsteinbergwesterly wind, 59 km away · 545 m · W, NW launch · thermal
Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
The takeoff is the 'Suedstart' used for SE-S winds, a cliff launch just a few 100 m south of the Postl-Restaurant. You should know what you are doing if you launch there.
Landing
Three landing zones available: 'Weide Kehre' just below the TO in the first serpentine, also used as training hill by the local flight school. 'Mautstation' approx 100m south of the toll station.
Access and parking
Take your car up the toll road (approx 3EUR/day) and park it at the 'Gasthof Postl' car park. Give others a ride up if you can. Usually you'd hitch hike back up after landing on one of the main LZ.
Local weather notes
SW-N may be flyable but very sporty if you like lee side thermaling. It is very common that the thermals overlay a wrong wind direction and turn it flyable. Stronger westerly or northerly winds (> 10km) are really dangerous here!
Flight rules
CTR Wien above 1850m. When leaving to the south or west, this will be at 2550m later. Do not XC towards Vienna, CTR is closing in and a lot of traffic around, too.
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Paragliding sites near Hohe Wand South
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