About this flying site
MANY, often UNMARKED, badly visible CABLES in the whole valley ('Engelbergertal')!!
Gummen paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Gummen.
Altitude1,580 m
Launch directionsSE
Coordinates46.9019, 8.3626
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Gummen is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,580 m. It works best in south-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 Gummen
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Gummen doesn't cover.
Wirzweli-Hornnortherly wind, 1 km away · 1,470 m · N launchBüelen / Bueelennorth-easterly, easterly or southerly wind, 2 km away · 1,079 m · NE, E, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalDalenwil - Haldigratsouth-westerly wind, 6 km away · 1,965 m · SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalRuedlenwesterly wind, 3 km away · 1,300 m · W launchArvialpnorth-westerly wind, 3 km away · 1,800 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Access and parking
Cablecar from 'Dallenwil', then gondola from 'Wirzweli' http://www.wirzweli.ch/
Flight rules
Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying. More info on http://www.flyland.ch.
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Paragliding sites near Gummen
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