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Montseny – Turó de l Home

Paragliding site · Spain

Launch altitude
1,640 m
Level
Ask the local school
Best season
winter
Landing
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NNEESESSWWNW

Works on NE · S · SW · W

Where it is

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Montseny – Turó de l'Home is the highest peak of Catalonia's Pre-Serralada Litoral at 1,712 m, close to Barcelona and inside a park protected since 1928. Traditionally a hang-gliding zone, modern paragliders (glide ratio around 6:1) can now enjoy it too, though better alternatives usually exist. Spanish pilots prefer the winter season here — summer brings heavy wind and rocky thermals.

Launch & conditions

Two launches at 1,700 m and 1,400 m, orientations SW and S. Low glide ratio (5.5). Off/flight/landing: launch progressive and easy, comprehensive and grass. Thermal and dynamic flight all along the ridge, then a 7 km long glide (power line halfway). Favourable in loose S-component wind and breezes.

Getting there & local rules

Paved road with an intermediate track section, in good condition. Landing: preferred at Mosqueroles fields with some alternatives — because there's a lot of forest around, scout the 3 landing sites first before takeoff.

Check conditions before you fly

A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Montseny – Turó de l Home, 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 Montseny – Turó de l Home with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.

Conditions right now

Live — the same sources the OutDare app uses

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Is it usually flyable? The 12-month record

In a typical 12–35 km/h wind range, Montseny – Turó de l Home offered a flyable window on 63 of 365 days (17%) over the last 12 months. Best month: February (43%).

January32%10/31February43%12/28March3%1/31April3%1/30May16%5/31June13%4/30
July16%5/31August10%3/31September17%5/30October23%7/31November23%7/30December10%3/31

A day counts as flyable when the surface wind held in your range, from a direction the site flies, with no rain, for at least 2 hours in a row (08:00–20:00) — from hourly 10 m wind over the last 12 months. A seasonal wind guide only: it can't judge gusts, thermals or turbulence, and never replaces the live forecast, airspace checks and your own judgement.

Is it usually flyable?

Set your wing's wind range once — the live 7-day outlook and the last 12 months both answer for Montseny – Turó de l Home.

Your flyable wind range
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Surface wind (10 m) in km/h — the same number you read on any forecast.

The 7-day outlook and the 12-month history below both update to your range.

7-day wind outlook

High-resolution models — the same OutDare uses.

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Over the last 12 months

17% of days flyable

63 of 365 days had a dry 2-hour+ window in your range, from a direction this site flies

Best month

Feb · 43%

Flyable days by month

32%
J
43%
F
3%
M
3%
A
16%
M
13%
J
16%
J
10%
A
17%
S
23%
O
23%
N
10%
D

A day counts as flyable when the surface wind held in your range, from a direction the site flies, with no rain, for at least 2 hours in a row (08:00–20:00) — from hourly 10 m wind over the last 12 months. A seasonal wind guide only: it can't judge gusts, thermals or turbulence, and never replaces the live forecast, airspace checks and your own judgement.

Nearby flying sites

Site facts from the OutDare flying-site database. Always verify current access and regulations with the local club before flying.