La vierge

Name: La vierge paragliding site
Address: FR

West-facing ridge site · 466 m takeoff · 59 m height gain

Overview

La vierge is a hill site in France with a recorded launch elevation of 466 m. It works best in westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for La vierge 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.

Getting there

Nearest airports

DLE Dole Tavaux Airport84 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport87 km
GVA Geneva International Airport110 km

Public transport directions from Dole Tavaux Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Dole Tavaux Airport (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to La vierge; 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.

Tournus19 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Mâcon20 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Saint-Vallier33 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Things to do

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

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

Flying nearby

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Flying La vierge?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

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Sources

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