Take-off
Easy gentle slope.
Obere Gurnigal paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Obere Gurnigal.
Altitude1,538 m
Launch directionsE
Coordinates46.7489, 7.4621
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Obere Gurnigal is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,538 m. It works best in easterly winds, and can also work in north-easterly and south-easterly 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 Obere Gurnigal
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Obere Gurnigal doesn't cover.
Möntschelealpnortherly wind, 5 km away · 1,410 m · N, NE launch · ridge soaring and thermalStockhornsoutherly wind, 9 km away · 2,050 m · S launch · thermalWalpersbärglisouth-westerly wind, 10 km away · 1,900 m · SW launchWiddersgrind-2020westerly wind, 9 km away · 2,020 m · E, S, W launchHohmattli-1770north-westerly wind, 14 km away · 1,770 m · N, NE, SW, W, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Access and parking
Hike from Wattenwil in about 90 minutes and you have glide to the LZ there on any wing.
Local weather notes
Flyable in Bise if not too strong. Tends to come over the back later in the afternoon.
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Paragliding sites near Obere Gurnigal
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