Greolieres

📍 Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , Departement des Alpes-Maritimes · Nearest city: Tourrettes-sur-Loup (12 km)

12 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1102 m · 📍 View on map

Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: 43.80220, 6.96222
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Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable

☀️ Sun times (local · Europe/Paris)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 06:37
Solar noon: 13:30
Golden hour: 19:23 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 20:23
Day: 13.8 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)0 Low
Avg thermal probability0.00 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.35 Slope faces south in northern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Takeoff description

The main (lower) take-off is a 30 min walk from Gréolières village. The school runs a navette service (from 9 am) to this or to the upper TO in summer. Ski station chair lifts from the resort of Gréolières-les-Neiges can be used to access this upper take-off in winter. 300, main launch 30 minute walk from the schoollanding field, or use the Navette service from here. 600 and 700 1 hour's walk from Greolieres-les-Neiges or Navette from the school landing field. 4x4 access in private vehicles is not allowed. 1000 Cheiron summit 1h20 walk from the school landing field. Chairlifts from the ski station at Greolieres-les-Neiges can be used in winter. Navette Prices Le Dahut (lower takeoff) 5 Euros or ½ ticket 700 or Jerusalem (upper) 8 Euros or 1 ticket. 10 tickets = 60 Euros

Nearby sites

Cavillore (15) · Gourdon (13) · Gourdon-Kennedy (18) · Thorenc - Col de Bleyne (16) · le Puet (15) · Lachens South (18)

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