Access and parking
Aguilar de Campo to Burgos road, cross of Respenda de Aguilar left. (Dirt road). Carretera Aguilar de Campoo Burgos, cruce respenda de Aguilar a la izquierda. (camino de tierra).
Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses' paragliding site and weather forecast
Spain. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses'.
Altitude1,173 m
Launch directionsN
Coordinates42.7710, -4.0943
AreaSpain
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses' is a mountain site in Spain with a recorded launch elevation of 1,173 m. It works best in northerly winds, and can also work in north-easterly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch and winch launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch and winch launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
Can you fly Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses' today?
No-go0/100
Today's best day score for Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses' on Magic Skyweed's 0–100 flying scale. Forecast run 28 Sep, 22:20 UTC.
These scores are for a generic intermediate EN-B wing on default limits — not your own glider. Sign in to score every hour against your wings and your own no-go limits.
7-day outlook
Day scores for Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses', one row per forecast day, on our 0–100 flying scale.
- 0/100 No-gohigh confidence
- 0/100 No-gohigh confidence
- 0/100 No-gohigh confidence
- 0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- 54/100 Marginalridgemedium confidence
- 0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- 0/100 No-golow confidence
Hour by hour — Tue 29 Sep
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Cloud | Rain | Temp | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21 kt | 17 kt | S | 94% | 0.0 mm | 13°C | — |
| 01:00 | 19 kt | 18 kt | SW | 15% | 0.0 mm | 13°C | — |
| 02:00 | 19 kt | 16 kt | SW | 79% | 0.0 mm | 12°C | — |
| 03:00 | 20 kt | 16 kt | SW | 14% | 0.0 mm | 12°C | — |
| 04:00 | 20 kt | 17 kt | SW | 21% | 0.0 mm | 11°C | — |
| 05:00 | 21 kt | 19 kt | SW | 54% | 0.0 mm | 11°C | — |
| 06:00 | 23 kt | 20 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 11°C | — |
| 07:00 | 23 kt | 21 kt | SW | 81% | 0.0 mm | 12°C | — |
| 08:00 | 23 kt | 21 kt | SW | 67% | 0.0 mm | 12°C | — |
| 09:00 | 24 kt | 21 kt | SW | 52% | 0.0 mm | 12°C | — |
| 10:00 | 26 kt | 24 kt | SW | 54% | 0.0 mm | 13°C | — |
| 11:00 | 25 kt | 29 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 15°C | — |
| 12:00 | 26 kt | 32 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 15°C | — |
| 13:00 | 28 kt | 33 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 18°C | — |
| 14:00 | 29 kt | 34 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 18°C | — |
| 15:00 | 31 kt | 35 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 20°C | — |
| 16:00 | 28 kt | 34 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 20°C | — |
| 17:00 | 30 kt | 36 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 21°C | — |
| 18:00 | 27 kt | 37 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 20°C | — |
| 19:00 | 31 kt | 31 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 21°C | — |
| 20:00 | 32 kt | 34 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 20°C | — |
| 21:00 | 32 kt | 35 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 19°C | — |
| 22:00 | 32 kt | 35 kt | SW | 100% | 0.0 mm | 19°C | — |
| 23:00 | 32 kt | 35 kt | SW | 100% | 0.2 mm | 17°C | — |
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When the wind is wrong for Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses'
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses' doesn't cover.
Monegro-Ermita Sra de las Nieveseasterly or south-easterly wind, 29 km away · 995 m · SE launchEndinosoutherly wind, 23 km away · 1,496 m · N, NE, S, SW launchLa Cañadasouth-westerly wind, 3 km away · 1,135 m · SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalEl Caracolwesterly wind, 57 km away · 1,033 m · S, SW, W launch
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Paragliding sites near Mirador 'La Cueva de los Franceses'
La Cañada3 km away · 1,135 m · SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalSargentes de la Lora13 km away · 1,066 m · NW launch · ridge soaringEndino23 km away · 1,496 m · N, NE, S, SW launchVillacantid26 km away · 1,194 m · N launchMonegro-Ermita Sra de las Nieves29 km away · 995 m · SE launchMasa32 km away · 1,030 m · SW launch · ridge soaring and thermal
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