Untere Scharten Alpe paragliding site and weather forecast

Austrian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Untere Scharten Alpe.

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Altitude1,653 m
Launch directionsNE, E
Coordinates47.6158, 13.5603
AreaAustrian Alps

Flying profile

N: not recordedNE: workableE: workableSE: not recordedS: not recordedSW: not recordedW: not recordedNW: not recordedNNEESESSWWNW

Best Workable Not recorded

Untere Scharten Alpe is a mountain site in the Austrian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,653 m. It is recorded as workable in north-easterly and easterly 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 Untere Scharten Alpe

The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Untere Scharten Alpe doesn't cover.

Gosau - Zwieselalmnortherly or westerly wind, 11 km away · 1,578 m · N, NE, E, W launch · thermalRettensteinsouth-easterly wind, 19 km away · 1,600 m · SE launchSchafbergsoutherly wind, 20 km away · 1,761 m · SE, S, SW launchHochkalmbergsouth-westerly wind, 1 km away · 1,801 m · SW launch · thermalKrippensteinnorth-westerly wind, 14 km away · 2,046 m · N, NW launch · thermal

Site briefing highlights

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Take-off

NE,E difficult, only for experienced pilots

Access and parking

walk up from Bad Goisern / Hochmuth or Bad Goisern Trockentann. Also from Gosau possible

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Paragliding sites near Untere Scharten Alpe

Hochkalmberg1 km away · 1,801 m · SW launch · thermalSarsteinalm10 km away · 1,689 m · thermalGosau - Zwieselalm11 km away · 1,578 m · N, NE, E, W launch · thermalKrippenstein14 km away · 2,046 m · N, NW launch · thermalAbtenau17 km away · 1,180 m · W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalLoser17 km away · 1,812 m · 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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