El Bosque
Paragliding site · Spain
- Launch altitude
- 658 m
- Level
- Ask the local school
- Best season
- —
- Landing
- —
Works on W · NW
Where it is
El Bosque is a thermal and cross-country site in the Sierra de Grazalema, above the town of the same name in Cádiz province, Andalusia. Launch sits at 658 m and works on west and northwest wind, with a soaring, thermal, XC and hike-and-fly reputation among local pilots. The takeoff itself is a steep walk up from the access road, and parking there is limited, so arriving early matters on a busy day. The main landing field lies down by the A-373, and on days when the local schools are flying, a mobile bar sets up nearby — a nice reason to hang around after landing. The whole area sits inside a mountain nature reserve, so the drive up crosses reserve gates and a cattle grid before reaching the shared hang-gliding and paragliding parking spot.
Launch & conditions
Launch is a steep walk up from the road, with west and northwest wind working the site — good for thermalling and cross-country as well as straightforward soaring.
Getting there & local rules
Take the A-372 and climb the mountain to the reserve entrance gates — you may need to open them and cross a cattle grid; leave the gate as you found it. Follow the track past the hang-glider takeoff and park where the paragliding sign is. Landing is down by the A-373 road.
Check conditions before you fly
A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to El Bosque, read the wind and thermals for the site itself, confirm the day's rules with the local club, and remember the standing rule — when in doubt, don't launch. In the free OutDare app you can open El Bosque with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.
Conditions right now
Live — the same sources the OutDare app uses
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Is it usually flyable? The 12-month record
In a typical 12–35 km/h wind range, El Bosque offered a flyable window on 108 of 365 days (30%) over the last 12 months. Best month: August (74%).
| January16%5/31 | February18%5/28 | March6%2/31 | April7%2/30 | May39%12/31 | June67%20/30 |
| July39%12/31 | August74%23/31 | September47%14/30 | October26%8/31 | November10%3/30 | December6%2/31 |
A day counts as flyable when the surface wind held in your range, from a direction the site flies, with no rain, for at least 2 hours in a row (08:00–20:00) — from hourly 10 m wind over the last 12 months. A seasonal wind guide only: it can't judge gusts, thermals or turbulence, and never replaces the live forecast, airspace checks and your own judgement.
Is it usually flyable?
Set your wing's wind range once — the live 7-day outlook and the last 12 months both answer for El Bosque.
Surface wind (10 m) in km/h — the same number you read on any forecast.
The 7-day outlook and the 12-month history below both update to your range.
7-day wind outlook
High-resolution models — the same OutDare uses.
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Over the last 12 months
30% of days flyable
108 of 365 days had a dry 2-hour+ window in your range, from a direction this site flies
Best month
Aug · 74%
Flyable days by month
A day counts as flyable when the surface wind held in your range, from a direction the site flies, with no rain, for at least 2 hours in a row (08:00–20:00) — from hourly 10 m wind over the last 12 months. A seasonal wind guide only: it can't judge gusts, thermals or turbulence, and never replaces the live forecast, airspace checks and your own judgement.
Nearby flying sites
Site facts from the OutDare flying-site database. Always verify current access and regulations with the local club before flying.