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We are in an exceptional free flight site.
It is on on the Noguera region, (Lleida province), it include the valley
limited for the Montsec mountain range and the Port d'Àger mountain range. The
west limit is the Noguer Ribagorçana river and its Camarassa dam. The East
limit is the Noguera Pallaresa river and its Camarassa dam. The maximum height
of the Montsec mountain range is the Sant Alís peak, with
The valley is oriented East-West and the slope of the Montsec is orientated
South orientated, thing that make it a great site to soaring and thermaling at
the midday.
There are many take offs and landing zones, and find alternative landing zones
is not a problem.
All the take offs and landing zones are indicated in the forestal roads, making
easy to find it.
With a 20 years of history, in this site was organized many national and
international championships, specially the Hang Gliding World Championship on
1995, giving an international projection of the site making it frequented for
pilots of anywhere of the world.
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TAKE OFFs |
We can access to the take offs by a forestal
road that beguins at the west end of the village, near the cementery. It is
suitable for any type of tourism car. if we go for the principal road, after a
few hard turns, we arrive at
RAUDORAL.
Recently created, it allows to take off without go up to the top of the
Montsec. If the wether is good, we can go up flying. Is a clean ramp that we
can put some paragliders, but only take off one on one. It is faced South and
is the first take off that comes the breeze while the slope is getting heated.
It is a lee side with East wind, and we do not recommend the use. Height to the
Camping landing field:
GPS: 31T 312693 , 4656422
Going on the road, leaving the 300 landing
field (see landing fields) we find a road on the right. If we drives to this
road we arrive at
GABRIELÓ.
It is a take off with a spacious zone to put the hang gliders and paragliders. We
take off only for one point, and we should look all the beams, because it is a
technical take off.It is South faced, and not suitable with West winds. It is a
good take off when the North wind impede to take off from the top of
Montsec.Height to Àger: 550m.
GPS: 31T 315102
Going on to the top of the Montsec, we
arrive at the "Coll d'Ares", with an impressionant view of the
COLL D'ARES.
It is a big and clear take off. It allows to prepare very much flyers and the
usable take off is more than
GPS: 31T 313555 ,
4657599
Going on for the road, over the Montsec we
arrive at the peak of
SANT ALÍS.
It is geodesic vertex. It offers an incredible view: The Montseny, Moncayo,
Guara mountain range, Pyrenees from Navarra to Girona,
GPS: 31T 315237
There are more take off but there aren't
indicated and prepared. Use it only if you go with a local flyer.
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LANDING ZONES |
Vertet
Landing Field.
It is near the Càmping de la Vall d'Àger. We
can go there for the road at the middle of the village. There is a panel. It is
a rectangular field of 200 x
GPS: 31T 315079
MORE INFORMATION
ALTERNATIVE LANDING
FIELD. (known by 300's field)
Is a landing field situated in front of the take off "Coll
d'Ares". They are one height more or less than 300 m. from the take off .
It is used when the height aren't suficient for pass to the valley.
GPS: 31T 313452 , 4656826
