About this flying site
Flying to the main landing site is fine, flying towards Engelberg is fine, if going towards Sarnen or Meiringen then make sure you know what you're doing airspace-wise.
Ober Büelen paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Ober Büelen.
Altitude1,560 m
Launch directionsW, NW
Coordinates46.8536, 8.2704
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Ober Büelen is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,560 m. It works best in westerly and north-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly 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 Ober Büelen
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Ober Büelen doesn't cover.
Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
An easy launch site if the wind is right. You are in the lee of the valley wind, although usually above most of it. Thermals turn on at around 13.00. They can be a bit turbulent.
Access and parking
Easy (but sometimes steep) hiking from Sachseln or Flüeli. You can also park off the main high road. Your topo map might show a suspiciously straight path going through the forest; ignore this, that path doesn't exist.
Local weather notes
Storms usually roll in from the South-West. The top of the ridge at the entrance to Melchtal can often be quite turbulent in the afternoon.
Flight rules
see https://www.shv-fsvl.ch/fileadmin/files/redakteure/Allgemein/Sicherheit/Luftraum/CTRTMA/Luftraumtafel_Zentralschweiz_2014_A4_low.pdf There's no problem getting to the official LZ.
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Paragliding sites near Ober Büelen
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