Porterville Paragliding Sites - Bains' Kloof
Bains' Kloof.
GRADING: PG (SPORT); HG (C).
DESCRIPTION: Thermic flying over the pass and out into a steep-sided valley. WIND: Light W - SW.
GPS: S33º37.369’ E19º05.799’.
LAUNCH: Just below the view-site car park on the last bend at the top of the pass or inside the Boland Hiking Reserve, above the pass.
ALTITUDES: 300m high (600m ASL), ceiling at 2300m (ASL).
CARETAKERS: Overberg.
RECORDS: 124km N to Rhenosterhoek (Ant Allen, November 2010).
Extract above with permission from Greg Hamerton. For more information, refer to his Fresh Air Site Guide which can be bought in Porterville.
Flying at Bains' Kloof
Inaugurated in 1925, Portervilles' Dutch Reformed Church sets an impressive picture in the centre of town. The foundation stone for the original church was laid in 1876.
Courtesy Maarkedal Tourism
Porterville is twinned with the municipality of Maarkedal located in the Belgian province of East Flanders.
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| Date | : | 2018/08/15 | |
| Time | : | 11:17:37 | |
| Temp | : | 10.4 | °C |
| Dew | : | -20 | °C |
| Wind Dir | : | WSW | |
| Vmin | : | 0 | km/h |
| Vmax | : | 8 | km/h |
| Vavg | : | 4 | km/h |
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