Windbutler

Spot guide

Top paragliding spots, ranked by real flights

Which launches do pilots actually fly? We count every paraglider and hang glider the Open Glider Network sees take off and rank the spots by it. Pick a region for its top ten, or open any spot on the map for its launches, landings and today's forecast.

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20 spots · 594 flights in the last twelve months

  1. 1

    Monte Valinis Meduno

    Meduno, Friaul, Italy

    Paragliding site near Meduno, Friaul, Italy, launching at 975 m with 701 m of height difference in SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW wind.

    102 flights / year701 m dropLaunch SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW
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  2. 2View from the panorama restaurant to the Brauneck summit

    Brauneck

    Lenggries, Bayern, Germany

    Munich's home mountain: a cable car, launches for three wind directions and big landing fields in Lenggries.

    48 flights / year855 m dropLaunch N, E, SIntermediate
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  3. 3

    Chabre

    Laragne, Provence, France

    Paragliding site near Laragne, Provence, France, launching at 1,314 m with 778 m of height difference in N, S wind.

    42 flights / year778 m dropLaunch N, S
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  4. 4Tandem paraglider launching at the Tegelberg

    Tegelberg

    Schwangau, Bayern, Germany

    Launch above Neuschwanstein Castle: a cable car, 900 metres of height difference and one of the most famous views in the Alps.

    38 flights / year900 m dropLaunch N, NE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNWIntermediate
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  5. 5

    Bassano del Grappa

    Borso del Grappa, Venetien, Italy

    Paragliding site near Borso del Grappa, Venetien, Italy, launching at 1,558 m with 1,398 m of height difference in SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, W wind.

    37 flights / year1,398 m dropLaunch SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, W
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  6. 6

    Kandel

    Waldkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Waldkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 1,200 m with 840 m of height difference in S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW wind.

    31 flights / year840 m dropLaunch S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
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  7. 7

    Fanas

    Grüsch, Graubünden, Switzerland

    Paragliding site near Grüsch, Graubünden, Switzerland, launching at 2,294 m with 1,708 m of height difference in N, SE, SSE, S, SW wind.

    26 flights / year1,708 m dropLaunch N, SE, SSE, S, SW
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  8. 8

    Jakobshorn

    Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland

    Paragliding site near Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland, launching at 2,525 m with 993 m of height difference in N, NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW wind.

    26 flights / year993 m dropLaunch N, NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW
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  9. 9

    Monte Cavallaria

    Borgofranco D'Ivrea, Piemont, Italy

    Paragliding site near Borgofranco D'Ivrea, Piemont, Italy, launching at 1,436 m with 1,173 m of height difference in SE, S, SW wind.

    26 flights / year1,173 m dropLaunch SE, S, SW
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  10. 10

    Pilatus

    Alpnach, Obwalden, Switzerland

    Paragliding site near Alpnach, Obwalden, Switzerland, launching at 2,059 m with 1,605 m of height difference in SW, W wind.

    24 flights / year1,605 m dropLaunch SW, W
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  11. 11

    Crap Sogn Gion

    Flims, Graubünden, Switzerland

    Paragliding site near Flims, Graubünden, Switzerland, launching at 2,208 m with 1,038 m of height difference in NE, SW wind.

    22 flights / year1,038 m dropLaunch NE, SW
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  12. 12

    Ebenalp

    Schwende, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland

    Paragliding site near Schwende, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland, launching at 1,603 m with 736 m of height difference in N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW wind.

    20 flights / year736 m dropLaunch N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW
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  13. 13

    La Longeagne

    Aspres, Hautes-Alpes, France

    Paragliding site near Aspres, Hautes-Alpes, France, launching at 1,529 m with 712 m of height difference in S, SSW, SW, WSW, W wind.

    20 flights / year712 m dropLaunch S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
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  14. 14Panorama of the Mittag seen from Sonthofen

    Mittag

    Immenstadt, Bayern, Germany

    Immenstadt's home mountain: a chairlift, launches for three wind directions and smooth evening soaring.

    20 flights / year723 m dropLaunch N, NNE, NE, S, W, WNW, NWBeginner-friendly
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  15. 15

    Niederhorn

    Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland

    Paragliding site near Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland, launching at 1,956 m with 1,391 m of height difference in S wind.

    20 flights / year1,391 m dropLaunch S
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  16. 16

    Kreuzeck

    Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany

    Paragliding site near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany, launching at 1,690 m with 930 m of height difference in ENE, NNW wind.

    19 flights / year930 m dropLaunch ENE, NNW
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  17. 17

    Osterfelder

    Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany

    Paragliding site near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany, launching at 2,038 m with 1,308 m of height difference in N, NNE, NE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW wind.

    19 flights / year1,308 m dropLaunch N, NNE, NE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW
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  18. 18

    Helm

    Sexten, Südtirol, Italy

    Paragliding site near Sexten, Südtirol, Italy, launching at 2,215 m with 905 m of height difference in NE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W wind.

    18 flights / year905 m dropLaunch NE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
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  19. 19

    Hochries

    Grainbach, Bayern, Germany

    Paragliding site near Grainbach, Bayern, Germany, launching at 1,560 m with 873 m of height difference in WNW, NNW wind.

    18 flights / year873 m dropLaunch WNW, NNW
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    Klüsserath

    Klüsserath, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Paragliding site near Klüsserath, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, launching at 300 m with 185 m of height difference in S, SSW, SW wind.

    18 flights / year185 m dropLaunch S, SSW, SW
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How we rank

By the paraglider and hang glider flights the Open Glider Network saw take off at each spot in the last twelve months. The ranking follows where pilots actually fly and updates as they do. Launch and landing data comes from the DHV site database.