Serpaton - Gresse en Vercors

📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de l'Isere · Nearest city: Le Gua (12 km)

55 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1577 m · 📍 View on map

Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: 44.91030, 5.59072
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Forecast next days

Updated: 2026-05-02 16:14 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time

2026-05-040/100

Not recommended for flying, cloud base ~324 m, wind 18 km/h, precipitation 10.1 mm.

base ~324m · wind 18 km/h · precip 10.1mm
2026-05-050/100

Not recommended for flying, cloud base ~391 m, wind 12 km/h, precipitation 12.9 mm.

base ~391m · wind 12 km/h · precip 12.9mm

Composite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.

🌬 Daily wind (next days)

05-04
↖ 18
km/h medio
05-05
↑ 12
km/h medio

Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.

Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

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.

Jan
35
3°C
Feb
45
5°C
Mar
45
6°C
Apr
68
8°C
May
53
11°C
Jun
68
16°C
Jul
80
20°C
Aug
88
21°C
Sep
68
13°C
Oct
68
12°C
Nov
68
7°C
Dec
35
2°C

Best month: Aug (88/100, 21°C, 62mm lluvia) · Worst month: Dec (35/100, 131mm lluvia)

☀️ Sun times (local · Europe/Paris)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 06:40
Solar noon: 13:36
Golden hour: 19:31 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 20:31
Day: 13.8 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)8 High
Avg thermal probability0.80 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.33 Slope faces south in northern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Takeoff description

Very big, with grass. early in season you can find snow on the road. Be sure it's not, if not you will walk long time...

Nearby sites

Le Col Vert (46) · Villard - cote 2000 (54) · Belvedere (51) · Lans-en-Vercors 100m (49) · Varces - Pré du Four (56) · Lans-en-Vercors 200m (57)

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Information derived from public data (ParaglidingEarth, kk7). Before flying: contact local pilots, check the METAR of the nearest airport and review today's forecast.