Wolfsteinberg

Wolfsteinberg is a hillside launch near Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, at 560 m, flown on southwest or west wind — and flying here only happens in coordination with the local Hangflieger Neumarkt club, not as a drop-in site. Every pilot needs a briefing on the terrain's particularities and the permit conditions before flying, with special attention paid to a nature-protection-sensitive area on the slope. The club keeps a flight log at the nearby Gasthof Sammüller inn, where pilots are expected to record their flights, and vehicles park at the inn's car park rather than anywhere closer to launch. Because the flying permit here is time-limited, the site undergoes a formal inspection with the nature conservation authority each year, both before the season starts and after it ends, to check the impact flying has had on the ground. The nearby Neumarkt special airfield also needs a phone call at the start and end of flying, so its own traffic stays coordinated with the paragliders overhead.

Launch & conditions

Works on southwest or west wind. Flying is only permitted in coordination with the local Hangflieger Neumarkt club.

Getting there & local rules

Vehicles park at the Gasthof Sammüller inn's car park.

Local rules & hazards

Every pilot needs a briefing on the site's particularities and permit conditions, with special attention to a nature-protection-sensitive area on the slope. Flights are logged in a flight book kept at the Gasthof Sammüller inn. The nearby Neumarkt special airfield must be informed by phone when flying starts and ends. Because the permit is time-limited, the site is formally inspected with the nature conservation authority each year, before the season starts and after it ends.

Check conditions before you fly

A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Wolfsteinberg, 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 Wolfsteinberg with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.