March/April

Where to go hang gliding and paragliding in March and April

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El Yelmo. Photo: Ant Green

Guide to El Yelmo, Spain

The season starts early in southern Spain with thermalling from February
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Paragliding in Torrey Pines. Photo: Annie Pearsons / sandiego.org

Guide to Torrey Pines, USA

Torrey Pines is one of the most historic in the USA. Come and soar the Pacific coast – but mind your manners – it's a busy site
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The best days are post cold frontal. Photo: Nick Greece

Guide to Woodrat, USA

Woodrat, Oregon is home of the famous Rat Race comp, in the heart of the great American outdoors
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Flying the Sierra Madre, with the road to take-off on the far ridge. Photo: Ed Ewing

Guide to Zaachila, Mexico

Come to Zaachila in the Sierra Madre for reliable high-altitude flying, with a wealth of culture to explore when you're not in the air
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Guide to St Andre, France

St Andre combines everything you need to have a stunning Alpine flying holiday in one sunny package
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Guide to St Hilaire du Touvet, France

St Hilaire du Touvet is home to the famous Coupe Icare festival – free-flying's Woodstock
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Flying at Sopot – awesome! Photo: Martin Scheel

Guide to Sopot, Bulgaria

Come to Sopot for varied mountain and flatland flying throughout the summer, little air traffic and easy XC
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Gangtok, Sikkim. Photo: Parvin Singh

Guide to Gangtok, India

Fly Sikkim, one of the Himalaya's 'secret kingdoms', with 8,000m Kanchenjunga as the stunning backdrop
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Buachaille Etive Mor on the left, with snowclad Ben Nevis on the horizon. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Guide to Glencoe, Scotland

Glencoe offers remote and rugged but accessible flying in the stunning scenery that is the Western Highlands of Scotland
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High over the newly built Village de France. Photo Marcus King

Guide to Taining, China

Taining in China is a new frontier for the adventurous pilot and traveller, whose XC potential has yet to be explored
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