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La Pulente HG

NW to N facing ridge site · 43 m takeoff · 2 m height gain

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Site guide

La Pulente HG is a hill site in UK with a recorded launch elevation of 43 m. It works best in northerly and north-westerly winds, and can also work in westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

  • Probably the most fun site in Jersey. Pub at the bottom. Other sites will give more altitude and distance but La Pulente is the most interesting and varied to fly. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Takeoff

  • Take-offIdeal is NNW'ly. Northerly is OK but limits how far up the coast one can fly and get back to the main ridge.43 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth

43 m · 49.1870, -2.2326 · Directions

Landing

  • LandingTop landable on the left hand side of the site. Avoid the obvious large areas of clear ground, it's rough there.41 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth

41 m · 0.1 km away · glide 1:50.0

Getting to takeoff

  • Coming from St Brelades, turn left through Parcq de L'Oeillerre (nearly opposite turning for the Atlantic Hotel). Wend your way through the des res' estate to the parking area. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for La Pulente HG 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.

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • JER Jersey Airport4 km
  • GCI Guernsey Airport38 km
  • ACI Alderney Airport58 km

Nearest towns

  • St. Brelade3 km
  • St Helier9 km
  • St Saviour10 km

Public transport directions from Jersey Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Jersey Airport (Rome2Rio)

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

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This week

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  1. 0
  2. 0
  3. 24W 20–21 km/h14–16 h

Today at La Pulente HG: No-go, 0/100 on our 0–100 flying scale.

Hour by hour, live wind and stations on the map

Today hour by hour
Hour by hour for La Pulente HG on Tue 29 Sep. Wind and gusts in km/h, scores on our 0–100 flying scale; night hours are not scored.
TimeWindGustsDirectionCloudRainTempScore
00:0036 km/h31 km/hE99%0.0 mm16°CNot scored
01:0029 km/h31 km/hSE49%0.0 mm17°CNot scored
02:0032 km/h21 km/hSE23%0.0 mm16°CNot scored
03:0038 km/h26 km/hSE98%0.0 mm16°CNot scored
04:0041 km/h32 km/hSE62%0.0 mm17°CNot scored
05:0041 km/h34 km/hSE92%0.0 mm17°CNot scored
06:0045 km/h34 km/hSE19%0.0 mm17°CNot scored
07:0046 km/h33 km/hSE100%0.0 mm18°CNot scored
08:0044 km/h39 km/hS100%0.0 mm18°CNot scored
09:0045 km/h40 km/hS100%0.0 mm18°CNot scored
10:0050 km/h40 km/hS100%0.0 mm19°CNot scored
11:0057 km/h43 km/hS100%0.0 mm19°CNot scored
12:0054 km/h46 km/hS100%0.0 mm20°CNot scored
13:0057 km/h47 km/hS100%0.0 mm21°CNot scored
14:0056 km/h44 km/hS100%0.0 mm21°CNot scored
15:0053 km/h44 km/hS100%0.0 mm22°CNot scored
16:0060 km/h40 km/hS100%0.0 mm22°CNot scored
17:0057 km/h41 km/hS100%0.0 mm22°CNot scored
18:0056 km/h39 km/hS100%0.0 mm21°CNot scored
19:0055 km/h36 km/hS100%0.0 mm20°CNot scored
20:0050 km/h33 km/hS100%0.0 mm20°CNot scored
21:0046 km/h35 km/hS100%0.0 mm20°CNot scored
22:0042 km/h36 km/hS76%0.0 mm19°CNot scored
23:0042 km/h36 km/hS100%0.0 mm19°CNot scored

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