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Cerna Hora

South-facing ridge site · 1,254 m takeoff · 570 m height gain

Overview

Cerna Hora is a flatland site in Czechia with a recorded launch elevation of 1,254 m. It works best in southerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • Very thermaling area for flying front of the hill and also for thermal flying in top hill in the Czech Republic. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Cerna Hora 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.

Local weather notes

  • strong wind from every S direction in this high and NW and NE dorection wind in level 865 HPa. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • PED Pardubice Airport71 km
  • WRO Copernicus Wrocław Airport95 km
  • PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague121 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Cerna Hora; 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 Cerna Hora.

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Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Cerna Hora?

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.