Schnepfenried

Name: Schnepfenried paragliding site
Address: FR

NE to E facing ridge site · 1,221 m takeoff · 617 m height gain

Overview

Schnepfenried is a mountain site in France with a recorded launch elevation of 1,221 m. It works best in north-easterly and easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

Restricted Airspace, see http://lavl.free.fr/paragliding-vosges.html Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Schnepfenried 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

Good site the morning until 12h00. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg55 km
SXB Strasbourg Airport76 km
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport117 km

Public transport directions from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (Google Maps)All travel options from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (Rome2Rio)

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

Munster10 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Guebwiller15 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Gérardmer16 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Things to do

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

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

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Schnepfenried?

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.