About this flying site
small report here: http://www.vol-nature.fr/blog/vol-montagne-beaufortain/
Le Grand Mont paragliding site and weather forecast
French Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Le Grand Mont.
Altitude2,652 m
Launch directionsNE, E, SE, S
Coordinates45.6321, 6.5371
AreaFrench Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Le Grand Mont is a flying site in the French Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,652 m. It works best in north-easterly, easterly, south-easterly and southerly winds.
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Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
summit montain, grass slope.
Landing
You can land in the bottom of the valley, near 'Cevins' or 'La Bathie'. You can land in 'Le Villard', on the road to the car park, if you don't want to walk too much. 'Le Villard' is not a easy landing: trees, slope, road, houses.
Access and parking
Just before the town of 'Benetant': a 4x4 ride on road 1km, although a steep path on the right begins to climb 700m in altitude to the refuge where you can sleep.
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Paragliding sites near Le Grand Mont
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