Spain is not one place but three with completely different characters. We choose the site for your level and for what the forecast shows for the week of the trip.

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summer · spring · autumn

trip window

€1 090

Guiding format, from

1 : 4

one guide per four pilots

25 hours of airtime

pilot requirements

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Site

Algodonales, Àger, Piedrahíta: numbers, not impressions

Algodonales

launch 1020 m

Andalusia, cloudbase up to 3000 m, gentle mornings

Àger

launch 1586 m

Catalonia, the Montsec ridge, cloudbase 2000–4000 m

Piedrahíta

launch 1900 m

Castile, cloudbase 3200 m, above 4000 m in August

Duration

9 days

Trip window

summer, also spring and autumn

Meeting hub

Pegalajar (Andalusia); Àger (Catalonia)

the country's hub, not a fixed launch — we pick the valley from the forecast about a week before departure

Level

mountain / flatland XC

Photo gallery

What it looks like

XC trip to Spain — three different places — photo 1

XC trip to Spain — three different places — photo 2

XC trip to Spain — three different places — photo 3

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XC trip to Spain — three different places — photo 5

Photos from our XC trips · 5 pictures

Why fly here

What this place gives you

Strengths

Algodonales — limestone ridges and fields, gentle mornings, good for getting into XC
Àger — the straight wall of Montsec above the plain, a launch for 150 gliders, the classic 55 km through the Terradets gorge
Piedrahíta — the Castilian plateaus and the Sierra de Gredos, a convergence line more than 300 km long
Piedrahíta: 50 km to Ávila is flown regularly even by inexperienced pilots; a 100 km out-and-return and 200 km open distance are achievable

What is dangerous here

Algodonales can be blown out for several days in a row — the levante and poniente from the Strait of Gibraltar
Algodonales: few landing options because of the olive groves; there is livestock in the fields, including fighting bulls
Àger: rotor at Coll d'Ares in an easterly wind; crossing the reservoir is not recommended
Piedrahíta: a tight window — you need to be in the air by 13:30, after that the wind picks up; landing in the Gredos means a long retrieve

Routes

What people fly here

The Piedrahíta record is 312 km, Thomas Puthod, 29 July 2010: eight hours in the air, maximum altitude 4600 m. The previous site record was 245 km, 2009. Àger: the classic 55 km through Terradets; the long-range goal is a 200 km out-and-return to Sierra Ferrera.

Competitions. Piedrahíta has hosted the Spanish Championship and the Belgian Paragliding Open. The World Cup has come to Àger.

Format

Dates, price and what is included

Guiding

€1 090per pilot, EUR

Guiding + stay

€1 420twin/shared for the whole trip

Group

4–8 pilotsratio 1 guide : 4 pilots; a second guide joins the larger groups

Deposit

30 %non-refundable — except when the group does not form and we cannot run the tour

The Guiding format includes: a guide on site for the whole trip, weather briefing and the task of the day, shuttle to launch, retrieve from the landing, radio guidance and live tracking, track debrief every evening. Accommodation and meals are yours.
Guiding + stay: twin or shared for the whole trip, price in the table above.
Not included: flights, insurance, personal equipment, visa fees, local site fees — cable cars, launch fees, forest and park fees.
Booking and invoicing are handled by the manager. This is a partner site, so the final price and deposit are confirmed by the manager — the price in the table is valid at the time of publication.

Groups of 4–8 pilots; a trip runs from four. Dates inside the window are adjusted to the group that forms — tell us the month and we will schedule the trip. The 30 % deposit per pilot secures your place and is non-refundable, except when the group does not form and we cannot run the tour. What to bring — on the pilot requirements page, full rules — in the XC booking terms.

Preparation

Visa, weather and non-flying days

Visa

Ukraine and Georgia — visa-free 90/180. Russia and Kazakhstan need a Schengen visa.

Rules change — check the primary source before buying tickets. If you need help with documents, write to us.

Weather in the window

Algodonales: in June and July 35 °C already by 11 in the morning, practically no rain in summer. Àger: July 33, August 32, less than a day of rain a month. Piedrahíta: June 25, July 29, August 28.

If we are not flying

The white villages of Grazalema, Ronda, Seville, Cádiz — for Andalusia. The Mont-rebei gorge and the Montsec observatory — for Catalonia. The city walls of Ávila and Salamanca — for Castile.

Read before the deposit

Insurance, documents and rules

Insurance that covers paragliding is mandatory — at least €100 000, with search and rescue, helicopter evacuation and repatriation. Before the trip every participant signs the participant document and sends it to us together with a photo of their passport and licence.

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Pilot requirementsLevel, equipment, radio, insurance, emergency procedure

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XC booking termsVersion 1.3 of 21 Aug 2026, 23 sections

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Safety briefing“You are the pilot in command”, weather, radio

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Participant document (RU)PDF · filled in and signed once before the trip

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