Bicas

Name: Bicas paragliding site
Address: PT

North-west-facing ridge site · 32 m takeoff

Overview

Bicas is a hill site in Portugal with a recorded launch elevation of 32 m. It works best in north-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Bicas 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

CAT Cascais Airport32 km
LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport36 km
PRM Portimão Airport155 km

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

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Bicas; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Bicas.

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Flying nearby

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Sources

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