Uttarakhand paragliding sites
Situation
Take off : 29.6004 N; 79.455 E - Elevation : 1776 m.
Landing : 29.5816 N; 79.4606E - Elevation : 1222 m.
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| Going there : |
In direction to Ranikhet from Delhi, 10 km before Chaubattia Village. You can park your vehicle in the little village and reach the takeoff walking (20-30 min), by a pretty rocky track. |
| Comments : |
large good thermal in October. Not tested during spring |
| Weather hazards : |
Not good with wind from East to South East. Take care about storms. |
| Flight regulation : |
none |
| People to contact : |
none
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| Tourism : |
Temple in Chaubattia, Nainital lake, golf course at Ranikhet...and so many tracks for trekking in the forest.
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Situation
Take off : 30.4876 N; 79.2069 E - Elevation : 3167 m.
Landing :
not available
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Situation
Take off : 30.5366 N; 77.8713 E - Elevation : 1535 m.
Landing :
not available
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| Take off : |
TO is 16km from village of Kalsi at about 1600m ASL |
| Landing : |
Many landing options in dry riverbed of Yamuna.Available all seasons except monsoon ;-) |
| Going there : |
From Delhi to Deradoon (train and flights) from there by road via Dak Pathar about 65km to takeoff. |
| Comments : |
nearest place to stay is Dak pathar |
| Flight regulation : |
Do no go north west into big mountain >> restricted military area! |
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Situation
Take off : 31.0271 N; 78.1616 E - Elevation : 3372 m.
Landing :
not available
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Situation
Take off : 30.9267 N; 78.2538 E - Elevation : 3194 m.
Landing :
not available
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Situation
Take off : 31.0381 N; 77.849 E - Elevation : 2229 m.
Landing :
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Situation
Take off : 30.1071 N; 78.3387 E - Elevation : 1256 m.
Landing : 30.116 N; 78.3133E - Elevation : 348 m.
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| Take off : |
Take a taxi from Rishikesh +45 minutes up to a temple behind Rishikesh called Kunjapuri. The Take off is either on the last bend of the road before you reach the temple, or take a short 200m walk down to the left and take off on a small pimple like hill. Take off is tricky with some scrub to catch your lines. |
| Landing : |
You can not see the landing from takeoff which is below you to the left of Rishikesh. Main landing just up river of Lakshman Jula in Rishikesh on a sand bank next to the Ganges river. Landing is about 6km from take of and if you catch no lift you may fall short of landing. In this case find any rice field and keep a careful eye for power lines which plague the Indian landscape. These fields can be deceptively small. |
| Going there : |
Take a taxi for about Rs 600 up to the Kunjapuri temple +45 minutes. On the last bend before the temple you can take off on the small shoulder, or walk down to the left a little and take off on a fairly steep hill. There is no indication that it is the take off and I think very few people have flown this site. Be careful the take off can be tricky and you need to reverse launch. |
| Comments : |
I have never seen others flying this site however I have had 4 wonderful flights here with big smooth thermals that will give you enough height to get a great view of the Himalayas. Unfortunately there is often an inversion layer about 400m above take off. Try not to hurt yourself as rescue in India is pretty much non existent. From take off you need to cover about 1km of low gradient decline before the valley drops away properly. If you realize you are not going to make it to the valley proper then back out and land on a rice field and walk back to take off. There are no roads down to the landing.
The wind blows hard until about 11am most mornings but then calms down through the afternoon for great flying. |
| Weather hazards : |
During Monsoon clouds can build up very quickly. be careful of this. |
| Flight regulation : |
Non existent in India |
| People to contact : |
None - you can call me Guy. on +91 981 880 5046. I should be in India until 2010 and can give you advice. |
| Tourism : |
Many walks, Ashrams and lots of Hippies and Yoga enthusiasts in Rishikesh. Cheap accommodation and good vegetarian food. |
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Situation
Take off : 31.1692 N; 77.9493 E - Elevation : 3696 m.
Landing :
not available
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- Chaubattia
Height : 554 m.
GR : 3.89
