Schynige Platte -Kamel_Chrüterwand (Interlaken)

Overview

Schynige Platte -Kamel_Chrüterwand (Interlaken) is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,566 m. It works best in north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

• Due to orientation of site (WNW) reasonable flying starts not before 1600. If there are no (commercial) tandempilots on the train, most probably conditions are unsuitable... Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Schynige Platte -Kamel_Chrüterwand (Interlaken); 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.

• Interlaken4 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Spiez17 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Thun23 km awayBooking.comAirbnb

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Schynige Platte -Kamel_Chrüterwand (Interlaken).

• Schynige PlatteOutdoors · 0.8 km awayMountain ridge in the Bernese Highlands
• GumihornOutdoors · 0.9 km awayMountain in Switzerland
• Schynige Platte Alpine GardenCulture · 1.3 km awayBotanical garden on the Schynige Platte mountain in Switzerland
• LoucherhornOutdoors · 2.6 km awayMountain of the Bernese Alps
• Unspunnen CastleCulture · 3.4 km awayHistoric site in Wilderswil
• BödeliOutdoors · 4.3 km awayTongue of land between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland
• MännlichenOutdoors · 5.7 km awayMountain in the Swiss Alps
• HarderkulmOutdoors · 5.7 km awayMountain in Switzerland

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

• Waldspitz11 km E
• Grindelwald - First12 km E · Faces WWorks in other winds

Pilot notes