Ballon d Alsace

Name: Ballon d Alsace paragliding site
Address: FR

NW to E facing ridge site · 1,230 m takeoff · 616 m height gain

Overview

Ballon d Alsace is a mountain site in France with a recorded launch elevation of 1,230 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly, easterly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

For flight and XC flights, more informations on restricted airspace area on : http://lavl.free.fr/Espace-Aerien-Vosges.html http://lavl.free.fr/paragliding-vosges.html There is some take-off-place infrastructure with restaurants, hotel… Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Ballon d Alsace are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

Max altitude during week-ends : 3425meters, during the week : 1890m or 2450m. On NE takeoff, beware of fast loss of altitude, whenever a thermal on the other side of the valley bursts. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg57 km
SXB Strasbourg Airport99 km
BRN Bern Airport113 km

Public transport directions from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (Google Maps)All travel options from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Ballon d Alsace; 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.

Thann20 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Belfort21 km away · cityBooking.com Airbnb
Cernay25 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Things to do

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

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Flying nearby

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Flying Ballon d Alsace?

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Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.