Am Kirschberg / Döbeln

Am Kirschberg, near Döbeln in Saxony, Germany, is a training hill (Übungshang) for southerly winds at around 240 m, run under a local club's flight rules. It's built for pilots working on launches, control and short flights early in training, using wind from the southeast or south. West and southwest wind are a hard no here: the slope sits in the lee of a forest edge in that flow, which turns the air rotor-prone and genuinely dangerous, so launching in those directions is banned outright rather than merely discouraged. Guest pilots are welcome but need to arrange a visit in advance rather than just showing up, and everyone flying is expected to check the info board at launch and follow the club's operating rules for the day. It's a straightforward south-facing practice slope, with the one hard boundary — never launch on a west or southwest wind — doing a lot of the safety work.

Local rules & hazards

Launching is banned outright on wind from southwest through west — the slope sits in the lee of a forest edge in that flow and the air turns rotor-prone. Guest flights need advance arrangement, and the on-site info board and club flight-operations rules apply.

Check conditions before you fly

A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Am Kirschberg / Döbeln, read the wind and thermals for the site itself, confirm the day's rules with the local club, and remember the standing rule — when in doubt, don't launch. In the free OutDare app you can open Am Kirschberg / Döbeln with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.