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Top 10 paragliding spots in Germany

From the gentle ridges of the Rhön to the cable-car peaks of the Bavarian Alps, Germany has flying for every level.

The ranking follows the flights our live feed saw start at each spot, so it shows where pilots really fly.

10 spots · 243 flights in the last twelve months

  1. 1View 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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  2. 2Tandem 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.

    41 flights / year900 m dropLaunch N, NE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNWIntermediate
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  3. 3

    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.

    32 flights / year840 m dropLaunch S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
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  4. 4Panorama 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.

    21 flights / year723 m dropLaunch N, NNE, NE, S, W, WNW, NWBeginner-friendly
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  5. 5

    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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  6. 6

    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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  7. 7

    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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  8. 8

    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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  9. 9

    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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  10. 10

    Weiherkopf

    Bolsterlang, Bayern, Germany

    Paragliding site near Bolsterlang, Bayern, Germany, launching at 1,660 m with 820 m of height difference in E wind.

    13 flights / year820 m dropLaunch E
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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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