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When travelling along the A9 motorway péage, take junction 40. After about 2km, turn right onto the D429 for the train station. About 100m after the train station, there's a sharp bend to the right and at the end of the bend, there's a lane "Chemin de Pitchinos", go down that lane. At any junctions, keep left until you cross over the entrance to the lagoon, then take the first right and you're on the beach. Don't be put of if the road is terrible qualithy! |
| | distance to a city | Take a car |
| | access time | Long walk (> 30min) |
| | easy to find? | Hard |
| | public access? | Public |
| | special access? | No access issues |
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| | week crowd | Few people |
| | week-end crowd | Crowded |
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Spot Characteristics |
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alternative name | Leucate, La Franqui |
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Spot infos |
| | spot quality | Classic |
| | level | Everyone |
| | kite/wind? | - Good for KiteSurf
- Good for WindSurf
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| | type | Beach |
| | style | - Freestyle
- Freeride
- Bump & Jump
- Long distance
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environment |
| | water quality | Clean |
| | current | None |
| | bottom type | - Sandy
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| | tide | - No tide dependency
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spot amenities |
| | | - Gear-Shop
- Repair-Shop
- Rental
- School
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Local Wind |
| | type | Venturi wind |
| | force | Strong ( > 25 knots) |
| | main dir. | East |
| | best dir. | West |
| | best dir. relative | Onshore |
| | period | From September to June
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| | more infos | There's often a very strong and gusty east wind created by a natural venturi of the mountains. This wind is offshore so you'll often have to go to the lagoon at La Palme. Dispite the gusty wind and small waves, this remains one of the most popular places to kite in the region
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Author: Stoche
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| | It has a large flat beach which you can drive on, landboard, kitebuggy, and camp etc without disturbing anyone. Watch out for the nudist beach further north, dispite any preconceptions you may have, they aren't full of supermodels playing volleyball!
This place hosts the Mondial du Vent & you can often see pro kiters training here.
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 42° 56.29217' N |
| GPS Long. | 3° 2.31468' E |
| Precision | Approximate |
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