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Top 10 paragliding spots in the Black Forest

The Black Forest is one of Germany's most flown low mountain ranges. Its launches look out over the Rhine valley and the valleys around Freiburg, and spring thermals often carry pilots a long way.

The ranking follows the flights our live feed saw start at each spot.

10 spots · 166 flights in the last twelve months

  1. 1

    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.

    66 flights / year840 m dropLaunch S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
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  2. 2

    Schauinsland

    Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 1,180 m with 690 m of height difference in W wind.

    33 flights / year690 m dropLaunch W
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  3. 3

    Fürstenberg Süd

    Hüfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Hüfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 900 m with 155 m of height difference in SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW wind.

    14 flights / year155 m dropLaunch SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW
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  4. 4

    Gschasi

    Elzach-Prechtal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Elzach-Prechtal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 990 m with 510 m of height difference in SW, WSW, W, WNW wind.

    13 flights / year510 m dropLaunch SW, WSW, W, WNW
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  5. 5

    Heue

    Rickenbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Rickenbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 850 m with 450 m of height difference in SW, WSW, W wind.

    10 flights / year450 m dropLaunch SW, WSW, W
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  6. 6

    Rossbühl

    Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 930 m with 430 m of height difference in S, SW, WSW, W wind.

    10 flights / year430 m dropLaunch S, SW, WSW, W
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  7. 7

    Omerskopf

    Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 790 m with 590 m of height difference in WSW wind.

    7 flights / year590 m dropLaunch WSW
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  8. 8

    Hörnleberg

    Gutach-Bleibach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Gutach-Bleibach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 870 m with 540 m of height difference in N, NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, WSW wind.

    6 flights / year540 m dropLaunch N, NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, WSW
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  9. 9

    Hochblauen

    Badenweiler, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Badenweiler, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 1,166 m with 718 m of height difference in N, NNE, E, SSW wind.

    5 flights / year718 m dropLaunch N, NNE, E, SSW
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  10. 10

    Sasbachwalden

    Sasbachwalden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Paragliding site near Sasbachwalden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, launching at 798 m with 511 m of height difference in W wind.

    2 flights / year511 m dropLaunch W
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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; spots without flights follow, those with a guide first, then by height difference. Launch and landing data comes from the DHV site database.

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