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Gräfenthal

North-facing ridge site · 659 m takeoff · 185 m height gain

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Overview

Gräfenthal is a mountain site in Germany with a recorded launch elevation of 659 m. It works best in northerly winds, and can also work in north-easterly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

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Local weather notes

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport57 km
  • NUE Nuremberg Airport115 km
  • KLV Karlovy Vary Airport118 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Gräfenthal; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Gräfenthal.

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Flying nearby

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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

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Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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