About this flying site
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Saint-Cergue paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Saint-Cergue.
Altitude1,001 m
Launch directionsSE, S, SW
Coordinates46.4449, 6.1758
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Saint-Cergue is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,001 m. It works best in south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Saint-Cergue
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Saint-Cergue doesn't cover.
Noirmontnortherly wind, 7 km away · 1,421 m · N, NW launchCrozet (Les Deux Potes)north-easterly wind, 22 km away · 1,512 m · NE, E, SE, S launch · thermalLa Dôleeasterly or north-westerly wind, 6 km away · 1,660 m · E, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalSeptmoncelwesterly wind, 23 km away · 1,066 m · W launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
SE to SO. Not flying with more than 20km/h wind. from 9:00am to 17:00 in the summer Best from 12:00 - 14:00 Flyable under the prevailing wind if it's not too strong.
Landing
in the North-East of Givrins. you can see the sock in the middle of great fields. No Difficulty.
Access and parking
Parking in 'Le Chateau de Monteret'. From St-Cergue, after crossing the railway, drive to Arzier during 1,2km and turn to the right (follow Monteret) during 0,900km until the little Castle.
Local weather notes
Not flying with more than 20km/h wind.
Flight rules
2000 m ASL on the Jura (mountains) and until the bottom of the mountain. After, on the villages, 1000m ASL. TMA Geneva
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Saint-Cergue
La Barillette (or:Les Burnes Gelées)4 km away · 1,420 m · SE launch · thermalLa Dôle6 km away · 1,660 m · E, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalNoirmont7 km away · 1,421 m · N, NW launchLa Vesancière11 km away · 1,250 m · SE, S, SW launch · thermalMijoux15 km away · 1,314 m · NW launchPetit Mont-Rond16 km away · 1,491 m · ridge soaring and thermal
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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