Halberg
SE to S facing ridge site · 425 m takeoff · 22 m height gain
Overview
Halberg is a hill site in Germany with a recorded launch elevation of 425 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for Halberg are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.
Getting there
Nearest airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport30 km
- HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport70 km
- MHG Mannheim-City Airport80 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Bad Schwalbach8 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Idstein9 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Niedernhausen9 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Halberg.
Rassel (Taunus)Outdoors · 4.7 km awayMountain in Hesse, Germany
TürmchenCulture · 5.1 km awayChurch in Hesse, Germany
SchläferskopfOutdoors · 5.9 km awayHill in Hesse, Germany
Hohe Wurzel (Taunus)Outdoors · 6.8 km awayMountain in Hesse, Germany
Kellerskopf (Taunus)Outdoors · 7.4 km awayHill in Hesse, Germany
NerobergOutdoors · 7.5 km awayGerman mountain
St. Elizabeth's Church, WiesbadenCulture · 7.8 km awayRussian Orthodox churchNerotalanlagenOutdoors · 8.1 km awayPark in Wiesbaden, Germany
Flying nearby
See them on the map
Niederlibbach5 km N · Faces N–NEWorks in other winds
Strinz-Margarethä7 km N · Faces E, WWorks in other winds
Gasleitung13 km NW · Faces SE
Laufenselden15 km NW · Faces NE, SWWorks in other winds
Hallgarten17 km SW
Reichenbach19 km NE · Faces SWWorks in other winds
Arnoldshain21 km NE
Lorch-Espenschied22 km W · Faces SWWorks in other winds
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