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Hochfelln paragliding site and weather forecast
German Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Hochfelln.
Altitude1,636 m
Launch directionsE
Coordinates47.7606, 12.5597
AreaGerman Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Hochfelln is a mountain site in the German Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,636 m. It works best in easterly winds, and can also work in northerly and southerly 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 Hochfelln
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Hochfelln doesn't cover.
UNTERBERGHORN Takeoff 3north-easterly wind, 17 km away · 1,574 m · NE, E launch · ridge soaring and thermalBrennkopfsouth-easterly or south-westerly wind, 20 km away · 1,244 m · SE, S, SW launch · thermalUNTERBERGHORN Takeoff 1westerly wind, 17 km away · 1,490 m · W launch · ridge soaring and thermalUnternbergnorth-westerly wind, 7 km away · 1,402 m · S, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Site briefing highlights
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Paragliding sites near Hochfelln
Unternberg7 km away · 1,402 m · S, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalRauschberg10 km away · 1,633 m · N, SE, S, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalMoserberg14 km away · 1,119 mKampenwand15 km away · 1,454 m · N, NW launchSteinplatte17 km away · 1,564 mUNTERBERGHORN Takeoff 217 km away · 1,498 m · N launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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