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Hidden Valley

South-facing ridge site · 645 m takeoff · 204 m height gain

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Overview

Hidden Valley is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 645 m. It works best in southerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • Go there when Elsinore blows down and onshore now prevails. Only good for about 6 pilots at a time. If you top land, watch out for the cactus. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Hidden Valley 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

  • CLD McClellan-Palomar Airport42 km
  • SNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport56 km
  • SBD San Bernardino International Airport66 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Hidden Valley; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

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

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Flying nearby

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Flying Hidden Valley?

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.

Read the paragliding weather guide