The first weekend of June I went to the wonderful village of Kochel am see. It is situated in the south of Bavaria, approximatively 70 km south of Munich and 30km north of Garmisch Partenkirchen. When arriving here you can see that it is here where the alps begin... or where the alps end... depending from your point of view of course. The village is known for his beautiful lake and for his museum of the German expressionist Franz Marc. In Kochel you find many hiking and biking possibilities and in summertime you can visit the Trimini swimming and recreation centre, it is located at the side of the lake. There are lot`s of further attractions that can be reached by only a
one to two hours drive: the cities Munich, Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Innsbruck (Austria) or the world-famous castles of King Ludwig II,
"Neuschwanstein" and "Linderhof", are only a few examples.
Of course where there are mountains there are also paragliders. Those who want to fly from the Jochberg will first have to be prepared with a good breakfast, a good physical condition and be informed about good meteorological conditions. You can find the landing field at the lake side near the Kesselberg camping place. The village of Kochel is situated around 600m above sea level and the top of the Jochberg is at 1570m. You can drive towards Urfeld and the Walchensee and at the highest point (860m) of the road, you can leave your car on a parkingplace nearby. There is also a bus that can drive you to this point. The 700m high climb starts steep and it leads you to the magnificent top of the Jochberg. From this wonderful peak, you have an impressive view over the two lakes Walchensee and Kochelsee, the alps and when visibility is good, you can even see Munich.
On saturday a first flying attempt was cancelled because of the bad weather, hiking down again with the heavy bag was the only option. But on sunday the 1h30min walk up was rewarded with a large and clear view over lower Bavaria, the lakes, the mountains, cloud streets and good flying conditions... a stranger under his Aircross wing was inviting to join him into the air and share the soft thermals. The little start on the Jochberg is easy when you have a bit of wind. Hikers observe while I'm preparing my wing... and I know that today I'm privileged... I don't have to hike down... this time I won't find rocks or trees on my path... now it is blue and covered with clouds.
24-06-2009, 00:00 geschreven door Primaxx 
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