About this flying site
Many chamois all along the way ! Many big rocks on the summit. Taking off is easier when there is a little snow.
Le Vieux Chaillol paragliding site and weather forecast
French Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Le Vieux Chaillol.
Altitude3,120 m
Launch directionsSE, S
Coordinates44.7352, 6.1901
AreaFrench Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Le Vieux Chaillol is a flying site in the French Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 3,120 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly winds, and can also work in easterly and south-westerly winds.
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Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
From the summit of Le Vieux Chaillol mountain, altitude 3163m.
Access and parking
Either from Chaillol 1600 ski resort (climbing = 1660m) or from Molines en Champsaur (climbing = 2000m), this last one being described here : follow the Muande valley for 1 hour (4 km, horizontal path.
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