Paradise Ridge
📍 Western Cape , Eden District Municipality · Nearest city: George (22 km)
40 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 54 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
-34.01250, 22.68940Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)
Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.
⭐ Best month: May (95/100, 21°C, 24mm lluvia) · Worst month: Oct (65/100, 89mm lluvia)
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 5 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.81 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.05 | Slope faces north in southern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
Take off is the Kleinkrantz take-off, then cross over the dunes to Paradise Ridge. There is no longer acces to the ridge directly. It is privately owned, maybe in the future it will be possible again, but as of this writing it has been closed.
Nearby sites
Kleinkrantz (42) · Kleinkrantz car park (44) · Holiday Inn / Wilderness Beach Hotel (41) · Gerricke's Point (41) · Wilderness, Serpentine (42) · SedgeField, Cloud Nine (38)