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Monte Baldo (Malcesine)

Faces NE, SW ridge site · 1,736 m takeoff · 1,674 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Monte Baldo (Malcesine) is a mountain site in the Italian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,736 m. It works best in north-easterly and south-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly, easterly, southerly, westerly and north-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 Monte Baldo (Malcesine) 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

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • VRN Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport42 km
  • VBS Brescia Gabriele d'Annunzio Airport57 km
  • BZO Bolzano Airport84 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Monte Baldo (Malcesine); 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.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Monte Baldo (Malcesine).

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Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Monte Baldo (Malcesine)?

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.

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