Skip to content
Magic Skyweed
Open the map

Kautenbach

North-facing ridge site · 400 m takeoff

Overview

Kautenbach is a hill site in Luxembourg with a recorded launch elevation of 400 m. It works best in northerly winds, and can also work in 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.

Flyable days for Kautenbach 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

  • LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport38 km
  • LGG Liège Airport87 km
  • HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport88 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Kautenbach; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

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

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

See them on the map

Pilot notes

No notes yet. Flown Kautenbach? Tell the next pilot what to expect.

Flying Kautenbach?

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

Open site details

Sources

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