Leptokaryá

Overview

Leptokaryá is a mountain site in Greece with a recorded launch elevation of 903 m. It works best in north-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

• 2020/09: Take of very difficult because the trees are very hight at the end of the slope!! Need good wind from front!! Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

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

• Leptokarya7 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Litochoro8 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Platamonas12 km awayBooking.comAirbnb

Things to do

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

• Olympus Geological History MuseumCulture · 6.3 km awayGeological museum in Leptokarya at Mount Olympus, Greece
• Paralia PanteleimonosOutdoors · 8.4 km awayBeach settlement in Greece
• Maritime Museum of LitochoroCulture · 8.4 km awayMuseum in Litochoro, Greece
• Platamon CastleCulture · 9.2 km away13th-century Crusader castle in Greece
• Agios Dionysios Monastery, OlympusCulture · 9.8 km awayGreek Orthodox monastery near Mount Olympus, Greece

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

• Kallipefki, Larissa8 km SW · Faces SE–SWWorks in other winds
• Panteteimonas8 km SE · Faces N–NEWorks in other winds
• Aphrodite9 km N · Faces NE–SEWorks in other winds
• S9 km N
• Karya9 km SW
• Askorís Límni12 km SW
• Kalyvia Olympus18 km W · Faces S–NWorks in other winds
• Sikourio28 km S · Faces SW–WWorks in other winds

Pilot notes