Saint-Hilaire–Lumbin, France

Stylized landscape portrait of Saint-Hilaire–Lumbin near Plateau des Petites Roches and Lumbin, Isère / Chartreuse

Paragliding Flight Atlas · Isère / Chartreuse

Saint-Hilaire–Lumbin

Two villages separated by a cliff and joined by half a century of people finding increasingly inventive ways to leave it.

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Saint-Hilaire–Lumbin is a plateau-edge mountain site near Plateau des Petites Roches and Lumbin, Isère / Chartreuse. Pilots know it for the home of Coupe Icare, a 700-metre relationship between the plateau and Lumbin landing fields, and more than fifty years at the centre of free-flight culture.

Flying characterThermal, Cross-country, and Training, acro, and recreational flying
Best fitThe site supports many disciplines, but visitors need a current briefing and must match their skills to traffic, thermal strength, launch choice, and event restrictions. FFVL-approved site managed locally, with special procedures during Coupe Icare.
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Pilots seeking structured instruction from beginner through advanced progression, based at the Lumbin landing field.

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