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Mont Saint-Michel

North-east-facing ridge site · 371 m takeoff · 55 m height gain

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Overview

Mont Saint-Michel is a flatland site in France with a recorded launch elevation of 371 m. It works best in north-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Mont Saint-Michel 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.

Local weather notes

  • Usually the wind is stronger at this take off than forecasted, so this is a suitable place to fly on light wind days. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • BES Brest Bretagne airport37 km
  • GCI Guernsey Airport156 km
  • JER Jersey Airport160 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Mont Saint-Michel; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Mont Saint-Michel.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Mont Saint-Michel?

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.

More paragliding sites in France · Read the paragliding weather guide