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Col de la Forclaz
A mountain pass above the lake where paragliders take off, with one of the best views of Lake Annecy.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; paid for paragliding flights
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Col de la Forclaz, 74210 MontminDirections
- Getting There
- About 35 minutes by car from Annecy.
Why Go
The pass sits about 1,150 meters up, and on calm days dozens of paragliders launch from its slope. Tandem flights with an instructor land on the shore below.
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