Teston Rd Vaughan

Teston Road in Vaughan, north of Toronto, is an artificial west-facing hill — a construction-waste landfill about 25 m high and 300 m long, used opportunistically by local pilots when nothing better is on. The top ridge is long, narrow and, uncomfortably, full of broken glass and metal rebar sticking up from the fill, and the ground and wind pick up a fine cement-and-gypsum dust that will destroy fabric if it gets into your wing. It is city-owned land signed no-trespassing, so this is an at-your-own-risk site with real access and safety issues. Because it's a small elliptical hill, rotor is very likely; because it's inside Toronto Pearson's glide path, the ceiling is around 1,500 ft AGL. Consider Sundays only, when the nearby warehouse and concrete-casting operations are quiet.

Launch & conditions

West-facing top of an artificial 25 m × 300 m fill hill. High rotor risk because it's a small elliptical rise; the top of the ridge is narrow and littered with broken glass and metal rebar.

Getting there & local rules

2066–2108 Teston Road, Vaughan (just north of the Teston/Rodinea intersection). Park outside — the gate is closed on weekends — and walk in from the side.

Local rules & hazards

The site is inside Toronto Pearson's glide path — cap altitude at roughly 1,500 ft AGL; do not thermal above that. Ground hazards are real: broken glass, exposed rebar and cement/gypsum dust that ruins fabric if it enters the wing. Site is signed no-trespassing (city property) — treat as at-your-own-risk. Use Sundays only to avoid the nearby industrial traffic.

Check conditions before you fly

A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Teston Rd Vaughan, read the wind and thermals for the site itself, confirm the day's rules with the local club, and remember the standing rule — when in doubt, don't launch. In the free OutDare app you can open Teston Rd Vaughan with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.