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An air of freedom! Paragliding spots in the Ariege Pyrenees.

This non-exhaustive list is aimed at experienced, well-informed paragliders with their own equipment, who are looking for places to glide in the Ariege Pyrenees.

Vicdessos Valley:
– Port de Lers: School site (all levels)
– Col d’esquerus, Risoul (all levels)
– Crête d’Esplas (easy walk and flight)
– Pique d’Endron (walking and technical flight)
– Pic du Garbié (walking and technical flight)

Ariège Valley:
– Col de Larnat: (all levels)
– Verdun (hike-technical flight)
– Beille Sarrat des Auzels (technical flight with maximum finesse)
– Unac, pylone de Cizet (technical, breeze)
– Signal du Chioula (technical, tight landing)

Orlu Valley
– Col de l’Osque (easy hiking and flying)
– Pic de Péréjat (technical)

Massif du St Barthélémy
– Trimouns 1800 (all levels, thermal)
– Etang d’Appy (technical hike-fly)
– Pic de St Barthélémy 2348m (hike-technical flight)

Pailhères and Donezan valley
– Pic du Tarbesou (technical hike/flight)
– Col de Pailhères / Mijanes (all levels)

Pays d’Aillou
– Prades, Col de la Gargante (easy hike/flight)
– Montaillou Pic de Pénédis (easy hike-fly)
– Montaillou Coste-Rouge (easy hike-fly)
– Comus (11), Poumairol (easy hike-fly), Sarrat de Rouquières (technical hike-fly)
– Camurac (11) Labière (all levels), Serre de Moncamp (all levels)

For specific information on access, recommended technical level and aerology, we strongly advise you to contact our clubs and professionals:

– FFVL: https://federation.ffvl.fr/
– CDVL 09: https://cdvl09.wixsite.com/cdvl09/blank-1

FFVL Club contacts:
– les Bourrasses d’Oc (Montaillou): 06 81 26 55 02
– Volarem tant que pourem (Auzat): 06 75 95 19 14

Contacts for professionals, partners of the Office de Tourisme des Pyrénées Ariégeoises :
– Kymaya Parapente : 06 25 79 16 51
– Gypaetes Parapente : 06 78 55 39 26

Spoken languages : French

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