Oetscher

North-west-facing ridge site · 1,497 m takeoff · 604 m height gain

Overview

Oetscher is a mountain site in the Austrian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,497 m. It works best in north-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

Takeoff and one other landing area (Weitental) are described on paraglidingmap. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Oetscher are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Getting there

Nearest airports

LNZ Linz-Hörsching Airport85 km
GRZ Graz Airport98 km
VIE Vienna International Airport107 km

Public transport directions from Linz-Hörsching Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Linz-Hörsching Airport (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Oetscher; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Mariazell14 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Scheibbs17 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Purgstall23 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Oetscher.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Flying Oetscher?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

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Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.