Parco del Monte Subasio

• Trail Conditions: Paragliding

It is the first take-off area one finds when climbing Mount Subasio-s summit. Leaving from Assisi it is situated about 2 km far from the Hermitage of the Carceri of Assisi.
The take-off area is marked by a windsock situated along the left road, where you can leave your cars and reach on foot the take-off area located at a distance of 50 m on the slope. This take-off area is particularly useful in winter -  when the other areas cannot be reached because of snow - when the base of the clouds is lower than the other take-off areas, and when the wind direction in this area is from SOUTH or SOUTH-WEST.
In summer it is not recommended to fly in the hottest hours of the day.

Rivotorto landing area - 210 m above sea level
(GPS COORDINATES: LAT. 43,047157 N – LON. 12,615473 E)
Official landing area and meeting point of the pilots members of the Ali Subasio Club, where you will find a notice board providing all the information about the club and the flying area.
The landing area has a surface of 1 hectare, it allows comfortable landings even if visitors had better pay attention to the (signaled) high voltage cables near the pitch neighboring the landing area, and to the trees representing the boundaries of the landing area itself, which can create a small turbulence in case of strong wind.


HOW TO REACH THE AREA
By way of the E45 road (direction Perugia – Foligno, Foligno – Perugia) exit in Rivotorto and reach the village's center. By the sanctuary turn right in the Via della Regola di San Francesco, the landing area is situated along the street about 200 m on the right side.

North landing area - 510 m above sea level
(GPS COORDINATES: LAT. 43,089194 N – LON. 12,656646 E)
This landing area is used when flying with the wind having a north-east direction, and due to its morphological conditions it is necessary to be very careful about the possible turbulences. Furthermore, the club has very good relationships with the owners of the neighboring and surrounding lands, also thanks to the fact that the pilots respect the plantations very much. We therefore request pilots to be very careful during the landing.

HOW TO REACH THE AREA
Going towards Assisi take the state street SS 444 linking Assisi with Gualdo Tadino. After about 3 km by the crossroads where some holiday farms are situated, turn right and go on for about 1 km until you reach the ruins of a building lying on the right side of the road. After about 200 km you will find the landing area marked by a small windsock.

Further information (Italian text)