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Gumengrat paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Gumengrat.
Altitude2,020 m
Launch directionsS
Coordinates46.9603, 8.9874
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Gumengrat is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,020 m. It works best in southerly 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 Gumengrat
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Gumengrat doesn't cover.
Fisetengratnortherly wind, 9 km away · 2,026 m · N launchHoch-Ybrignorth-easterly wind, 15 km away · 1,813 m · N, NE, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalBraunwald 'Kiosk'south-easterly wind, 3 km away · 1,245 m · SE launch · thermalMettener Butzlisouth-westerly wind, 18 km away · 2,040 m · SW launchForstbergwesterly wind, 13 km away · 2,200 m · W launchUnter Stafel / Fronalpnorth-westerly wind, 15 km away · 1,347 m · NW launch · thermal
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
steep meadow, wind sock
Landing
large meadow: land close to river! (> see pix)
Access and parking
Cable railway to Braunwald, gondola to Gumen, then hike ca 20min
Local weather notes
Föhn; valley wind! - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html - Wind arrows: http://wepro.meteotest.ch/maps/smn/smn_dd.gif
Flight rules
Observe wildlife protection area on opposite side of the valley (>> see pix) Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: http://www.flyland.ch.
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Paragliding sites near Gumengrat
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