vaux en prés

Name: vaux en prés paragliding site
Address: FR

NE to E facing ridge site · 391 m takeoff · 54 m height gain

Overview

vaux en prés is a hill site in France with a recorded launch elevation of 391 m. It works best in north-easterly and easterly 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 vaux en prés 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 Airport79 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport108 km
GVA Geneva International Airport125 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 vaux en prés; 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.

Saint-Vallier16 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Montceau-les-Mines18 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Le Creusot23 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Things to do

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

Château de Sigy-le-ChâtelCulture · 8.2 km awayRuined castle in Saône-et-Loire, France

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

Flying nearby

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Flying vaux en prés?

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

Open site details

Sources

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