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Col du Fer · 120 m W (France)

Takeoff · Paragliding XC · flights ≥100 pts · 2015–2025

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7flights ≥100 pts
0.6flights per year
271.7average points
401.4maximum points
186.6 kmaverage distance
250.8 kmmaximum distance
0.1XC days per year
6pilots
2active years
stabletrend
Apr–Maymain season
14 %foreign pilots
57 %weekend flights

XC days per year: days with at least 3 qualifying flights.

Yellow circles: takeoff areas (100 m around each centre) · grey: other takeoffs nearby (click to open) · orange dots: track starts

45.785, 6.3832 · Navigate →

Track starts

Where the flight tracks uploaded to XContest begin, not surveyed launch spots: a track often starts before or after the actual launch, so the exact launch spot may differ.

NameFlightsCoordinates
Col du Fer145.78510, 6.38340Navigate →
Col du Fer145.78490, 6.38350Navigate →
Col du Fer145.78490, 6.38310Navigate →
Col du Fer145.78510, 6.38320Navigate →
Col du Fer145.78500, 6.38300Navigate →
Col du Fer145.78490, 6.38320Navigate →
Col du Fer145.78500, 6.38380Navigate →

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Top flights

DateDistance (km)PointsRouteClassXContest
2025-04-29250.8401.4FAI triangleCCC↗
2025-04-08199318.3FAI triangleCCC↗
2025-05-18209.6293.5Flat triangleC↗
2025-05-18233.1279.7Flat triangleD↗
2025-05-24149.7239.5FAI triangleD↗

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