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Zwölferhorn

NW to NE facing ridge site · 1,496 m takeoff · 904 m height gain

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Overview

Zwölferhorn is a mountain site in the Austrian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,496 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly and north-westerly winds, and can also work in easterly, south-easterly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • act wx: www.12erhorn.at/html/wetter.html Fcst: www.bergfex.at/zwoelferhorn/wetter/berg/ more links: www.paragleiter.com/wetter/wetter-regional/ Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Zwölferhorn 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

  • SZG Salzburg Airport27 km
  • LNZ Linz-Hörsching Airport83 km
  • MUC Munich Airport135 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Zwölferhorn; 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.

Things to do

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

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

Flying nearby

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Flying Zwölferhorn?

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

Open site details

Sources

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

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