About this flying site
Beautyfull place to fly, not crowded at all, mountain thermal flying but not as tough as in the big dolomites, great possibilies of xc in almost all directions,classical the flight to bassano it's 50km.
Campogrosso (Recoaro- Padova) paragliding site and weather forecast
Italian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Campogrosso (Recoaro- Padova).
Altitude1,468 m
Launch directionsE, SE, S, SW
Coordinates45.7292, 11.1795
AreaItalian Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Campogrosso (Recoaro- Padova) is a mountain site in the Italian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,468 m. It works best in easterly, south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly, north-easterly, westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Campogrosso 45:43.758 N 011:10.766 E alt m1470 facing south-east. From Recoaro 5-7 km to Campogrosso pass, then 200m before the mountain hut turn right, go for another 400m and park when the road turns left and you can see the valley; TO…
Access and parking
Recoaro Terme: by car 1hour and a half from venice, little more than 1h from Bassano, the same from Verona and more or less from Trento or the Garda Lake. By train to Vicenza and then another hour by bus to Recoaro.
Local weather notes
Norh wind can be dangerous and prevent flying if strong; if light can give good flying conditions. On this take off anyway you can notice well if the north wind is to strong
Check current site guidance
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Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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