Paragliding is an amazing way to experience and enjoy the scenic beauty of any destination. It gives you a mesmerising bird eye view of the terrain of the place, letting you have a wider picture of the are. And the thrill of flying like a bird over the mountains, rivers and valleys is beyond words. So here are the 10 best spots where you can enjoy paragliding in Australia.
1. Stanwell Park, NSW
For paragliding, this is a popular location. One can decide to be whether in tandem or by oneself. Here you can get views of the ocean and sprawling landscape. Below your feet, you can see and hear the crashing waves, below your feet. Also, you might get to catch a glimpse of a car, which may be passing between the thick forests below.
Location: About 40 kms south of Sydney
Type: Coastal
Height: 600 ft/ 180 mtr
2. Lake George, Collector
This place is an excellent inland soaring site. At the northern end of the ridge is the collector launch. Since you have more height here, the place is best for paragliding during the thermic condition, if provided made more.
Location: About 40 minutes north of Canberra on the road to Sydney.
Type: Inland Ridge
Height: 3000 ft/ 910 m asl, 730 ft/ 220 m agl
3. Lake George (South Launch)
South launch: is the name of the primary site used. It is located just near to the south of Geary’s Gap. This is the place where the highway heads down to the lake. Pilots can choose to land either on top of the escarpment. Or they can use anywhere on the lake bed.
Location: About 30 minutes north of Canberra on the road to Sydney.
Type: Inland Ridge
Height: 2400 ft / 730 m ASL, 180 ft / 56 m AGL
4. Rocky Beach
This place is really good and ranked well for the afternoon east or the north easterly sea breeze. To get the pass or the entry here on should come after reading the MNCF entry guide.
Location: In Port Macquarie.
Type: Small Coastal Ridge
Height: 2400 ft / 700 m ASL, 180 ft / 56 m AGL.
5. Strzelecki lookout
This place represents one of the best places for paragliding and having fun at its supreme, The guide will follow and help you to make the best of the memories. It is advisable to get a clear understanding of the rules, as set in NHGC.
Location: Strzelecki lookout car park, Memorial Drive, Bar Beach
Type: Coastal Cliff
Height: 250 ft, 75 m
6. Bungan
This place is an ENE site. The rotor can be seen coming from many directions. To add to the difficulty, the steep cliff and reverse slopes are there. This place can be regarded as the deceptive site with a very difficult landing and launching.
Location: Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Type: Coastal Cliff
Height: 100′ / 30 m
7. Newport
This cliff is the one which is south to south-east facing the cliff. This place has the benefit of having a grassy park above the beach. To ensure you have the best of your time, flying, it is advisable to read the rules and regulations carefully. Also one can contact the club member before visiting the place, for better and safer paragliding.
Location: Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Type: Small coastal cliff plus high coastal hill
Height: 80′ / 25 m
8. Cambewarra
This site is open to taking flights only on weekends. Before flying here you must contact the duty air officer at Nowra Naval Air base, should be contacted before flying here. One should definitely be having the Altimeters and reserve parachutes as mandatory while planning to come here. The place well and good for the fun activities offers best while keeping the good check of safety measures.
Location: Near Nowra, 120 km S of Sydney. Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Type: Ridge soarable, thermals
Height: 2225 ft / 680 m
9. Turimetta
A complex combination of cliffs and slopes. A lot of changes in the direction of the cliff face make this simple place quite tricky with compression and rotor. in various places Depending on the wind direction and strength, this happens in various places. Among hang gliders, this site is not very popular. Contacting a club member before flying is very recommendable.
Location: Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Type: Mixture of coastal cliffs and steeply sloping faces with many knolls
Height: 60′ / 20 m
10. Cooks Terrace
This is a large and grassy park atop a sandstone cliff. This place faces almost east and contains a turn towards the north-west at the tip of the northern end. This great fun site is very popular and known among people due to the large grass park. It has a non-metered parking right next to the site. This place is very busy with paragliders. This happens for most of the time when the wind is not too strong for the people. However, it is recommendable to contact the club members and read the rule outlet carefully and completely before flying from this site.
Location: Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Type: Coastal Cliff
Height: 130′ / 40 m