Mérvelier

Overview

Mérvelier is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 725 m. No launch directions are recorded yet. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

• initialy imported from Brasilian Leonardo Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

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

• Delémont12 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Moutier13 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Aesch BL15 km awayBooking.comAirbnb

Things to do

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

• Schelten PassOutdoors · 2.6 km awayMountain pass in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland
• Neu-Thierstein CastleCulture · 4.2 km awayCastle in Büsserach, Switzerland
• Beinwil AbbeyCulture · 5.9 km awayBenedictine monastery in Beinwil, Switzerland
• Mont RaimeuxOutdoors · 7.8 km awayMountain in Switzerland
• Balmberg PassOutdoors · 9.7 km awayMountain pass
• WalenmattOutdoors · 7.7 km awayMountain in Switzerland

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

• Hohe Winde5 km E · Faces NW–NEWorks in other winds
• Brandberg7 km SE · Faces E–SWorks in other winds
• Walenmatt8 km S · Faces NWWorks in other winds
• Sonnenberg8 km SE · Faces SE–SWorks in other winds
• Mont Raimeux9 km SW · Faces SWorks in other winds
• Obere Wengi9 km E · Faces SE–SWorks in other winds
• Niderwiler Stierenberg10 km S · Faces SEWorks in other winds
• Röti (Weissenstein)10 km S · Faces NEWorks in other winds

Pilot notes