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Top 10 paragliding spots in Austria

Austria's deep valleys build some of the most reliable thermals in the Alps, and many launches are a short cable-car ride away.

10 spots · 87 flights in the last twelve months

  1. 1

    Gaisberg

    Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

    Paragliding site near Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, launching at 1,263 m with 833 m of height difference in N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW wind.

    13 flights / year833 m dropLaunch N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
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  2. 2

    Hauser Kaibling

    Haus im Ennstal, Steiermark, Austria

    Paragliding site near Haus im Ennstal, Steiermark, Austria, launching at 1,982 m with 1,287 m of height difference in NE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW wind.

    11 flights / year1,287 m dropLaunch NE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
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  3. 3

    Unterberghorn Kössen

    Kössen, Tirol, Austria

    Paragliding site near Kössen, Tirol, Austria, launching at 1,642 m with 1,040 m of height difference in N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W wind.

    11 flights / year1,040 m dropLaunch N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W
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  4. 4

    Schönjoch

    Fiss, Tirol, Austria

    Paragliding site near Fiss, Tirol, Austria, launching at 2,471 m with 1,595 m of height difference in N, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW wind.

    10 flights / year1,595 m dropLaunch N, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW
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  5. 5

    Zettersfeld

    Lienz, Tirol, Austria

    Paragliding site near Lienz, Tirol, Austria, launching at 2,186 m with 1,515 m of height difference in SW wind.

    9 flights / year1,515 m dropLaunch SW
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  6. 6

    Hirschwaldstein

    Micheldorf, Oberösterreich, Austria

    Paragliding site near Micheldorf, Oberösterreich, Austria, launching at 939 m with 451 m of height difference in W, WNW, NW wind.

    8 flights / year451 m dropLaunch W, WNW, NW
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  7. 7

    Kreuzjoch - Schlick 2000

    Fulpmes, Tirol, Austria

    Paragliding site near Fulpmes, Tirol, Austria, launching at 2,098 m with 1,181 m of height difference in E, ESE, SE, SSE, S wind.

    7 flights / year1,181 m dropLaunch E, ESE, SE, SSE, S
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  8. 8

    Schmittenhöhe

    Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria

    Paragliding site near Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria, launching at 1,942 m with 1,181 m of height difference in N, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW wind.

    7 flights / year1,181 m dropLaunch N, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW
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  9. 9

    Wildkogel

    Neukirchen, Salzburg, Austria

    Paragliding site near Neukirchen, Salzburg, Austria, launching at 2,117 m with 1,282 m of height difference in SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, W wind.

    6 flights / year1,282 m dropLaunch SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, W
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  10. 10

    Emberger Alm - Greifenburg

    Greifenburg, Kärnten, Austria

    Paragliding site near Greifenburg, Kärnten, Austria, launching at 1,889 m with 1,299 m of height difference in SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW wind.

    5 flights / year1,299 m dropLaunch SE, SSE, 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.

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