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Essie Saadi introduces the strong-wind soaring on Denmark’s west coast

Bovbjerg
The best playground dune in Denmark!
Between 20-50m it takes a WSW at its south

end, and a WNW in the north. You can take
off wherever you feel safe. Don’t use the
lighthouse area though: it is difficult and you
will definitely find rotor on top.
The best playground area is south of
Ferring. In lower wind (6-8m/s), start on
top and fly south. In 8-10m/s, walk down
and prepare on the grass. In even more
wind, go play in the sand where you can fly
the very low ridge out front. If the wind is
more south, drive toward Trans Kirke. The
flat grass field in front of the parking place

is where you start. If you get your glider up,
you’ll be in the air straight away!
In a good wind you can fly between Ferring
and Trans Kirke for 5km. Further south the
coast remains flyable on lower sand dunes,
with landing out front. The whole playground
of four or five sites covers about 16km.
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Photo: Essie Saadi

Toftumbjerg/Hamborg

Toftumbjerg works best for NW wind
(310-350 degrees). It is 50m and has an odd
shape, but it can have a very wide and high
lift band: pilots have reached 400m ASL. The
ridge is 4km long. Plan top-landing properly,
between the parking and your take-off. Don’t
over-fly houses and take care: the beach is
not wide, so land parallel to the ridge.
Hamborg (N to NE, NNE best) looks made

for paragliding. A safe playground with no
rotor or other challenges. Start on top in low
wind, or kite up from below in strong wind.
The ridge is 50m high, and the 3km long
ridge can accommodate lots of pilots.
All the sites here are accessible by car and
have camping close by. Get there by flying
to Hamburg (DE) followed by a three-hour

drive. In July this year Denmark’s pilots are
organising a Paragliding Playground Camp
in Bovbjerg, to showcase the possibilities and
fun of flying in Denmark. Come visit!
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Photo: Essie Saadi

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