Wank
SE to SW facing thermal site · 1,734 m takeoff · 725 m height gain
Overview
Wank is a mountain site in the German Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,734 m. It works best in south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for Wank 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
- - actual wx: http://holfuy.com/de/weather/575 Source: ParaglidingEarth
Getting there
Nearest airports
- INN Innsbruck Airport31 km
- FMM Memmingen Allgau Airport86 km
- MUC Munich Airport106 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Mittenwald11 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Oberammergau12 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Wank.
Wank (mountain)Outdoors · 1.1 km awayMountain in Loisach valley, Germany
Große OlympiaschanzeOutdoors · 3.6 km awaySki jumping hill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Bischof (mountain)Outdoors · 4.3 km awayMountain in Germany
Partnach GorgeOutdoors · 4.7 km awayGorge in Germany
RiesserseeOutdoors · 6 km awayLake in Germany
Garmisch ClassicOutdoors · 7.4 km awaySki resort in Bavaria, Germany
BarmseeOutdoors · 7.6 km awayLake in Bavaria, Germany
Hohe KistenOutdoors · 7.7 km awayMountain in the Bavarian Prealps in Germany
Flying nearby
See them on the map
Hausberg (Garmisch)6 km SW · Faces NEWorks in other winds
Kreuzeck8 km SW · Faces NEWorks in other winds
Laber - Oberammergau9 km N · Faces NWorks in other winds
Osterfelder (Garmisch)11 km SW · Faces NEWorks in other winds
Hörnle17 km NW · Faces NWorks in other winds
Gatterl17 km SW · Faces S–SW
Telfs20 km S
Seefeld20 km S · Faces SW
Pilot notes
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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.
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