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Kandel

Startplatz Kandel (Kandel-West und Rampe) · Waldkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · 66 flights a year · 66 in 30 days

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Paragliders laid out on the Kandel West launch, looking out over the Freiburg basin
Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The hang glider ramp and launch meadow on the Kandel, with the Freiburg basin beyond
Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Kandel seen from the west across the fields of the Rhine plain
Photo: Mondberg, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
Satellite map of Kandel with its launches and landings
Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

About Kandel

One of the southern Black Forest's most popular sites: road or bus to launches, south to north-west winds, 840 m above Waldkirch.

For intermediate pilots
  • Road and bus to the 1,200 m launch
  • 840 m height difference to landing
  • Launches south to north-west
  • Guests: B licence, briefing, day membership

The Kandel (1,241 m) is the highest point of the central Black Forest and Waldkirch's home mountain, run by the DGFC club; paragliders and hang gliders share it. From the main West launch (1,200 m) it's 840 m to the Heimeck landing, and the south launch leads into the Glottertal.

When pilots fly here

Most flights start in September. Pilots usually launch between 16:00 and 19:00. A typical flight lasts 27 minutes. Thermals here climb 0.8 m/s on average. Most thermals drifted in W, SW wind.

From 66 flights the Open Glider Network saw start here in the last twelve months.

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DWD ICON-D2 · 0.02° (~2 km)

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Launches, landings and towing

Site

Hill site for paragliders and hanggliders · 840 m height difference

Paragliders: 1- and 2-seaters / training · Hang gliders: 1- and 2-seaters

Seen launching (OGN): 24 flights today · 50 flights in 30 days

Access: Car · On foot

Zufahrt über die Kandelstraße (L 186) möglich. Parkmöglichkeiten im Bereich Kandel/Rasthaus. Zusätzlich Anfahrt mit Linienbus; Vereinsbus/Shuttle je nach Betrieb.

Drachen-Gleitschirmfliegerclub Südschwarzwald e.V.

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