Take-off places in the vicinity of Bassano
    It is easily possible to divide into two groups all seven used runways by elevation above sea level. The lower and most used runways are found at elevations under 1,000m above sea level, while all upper runways lie above this line. It is improtant to note that between February and March not all of the upper runways may be accessible, due to adjoining snow fields that cover sections of access roads at this time of year.

Carraro 1
    This runway belongs to the lower runway group and is found right next to a restaurant of the same name, at co-ordinates: N45°49.476' E011°46.279' at 870m above sea level. Overheight for landing is 690m and acceptable wind directions are 110°-170°. The runway is formed by a very steep ramp making it usable only for hanggliders. A winding road from Semonzo leads up to it just about from the paragliders landing strip, as with most of the other runways.




Carraro 2
    Barely 50m lower down the road is found another lower runway at co-ordinates N45°49.412' E011°46.169' at an elevation of 850m above sea level with an overheight of 670m. Acceptable wind directions are 120°-190°. It is used primarily by hanggliders, even though from the low, almost ground level laid ramp even a paraglider can take off without problem.




Carraro 3
    In the third serpentine above the Carraro restaurant at co-ordinates N45°49.572' E011°46.111' is a paraglider runway, from which even a hangglider will take off easily, but he has no real reason to hang around here. Elevation above sea level is 910m, overheight is 730m and acceptable wind directions 160°-230°. Takeoff is from a relatively steep meadow barely 15m from the road.




Monte Colombera
    This is an upper runway at 1,410m above sea level at co-ordinates N45°51.274' E011°48.013', used by hanggliders as well as paragliders. Overheight for landing is 1,230m and acceptable wind directions are 130°-200°. More than two pilots at once don't fit on this steep, very small mountain meadow and the road to it leads past the Carraro runways, continuously upwards past Campo Croce towards the memorial on the peak of Monte Grappa. If you see a large cross along the right side of the road at a left bend, usually with a black raven perched atop it, you've missed the runway by about 100m. It is not visible directly from the road, as it is on the right, below road level.

Monte Meda
    The highest runway can be found by sight from the peak of Monte Grappa at co-ordinates: N45°51.687' E011°48.241' at 1,610m above sea level, with an overheight of 1,430m. Acceptable wind directions are 90°-220° and the wide mountain meadow provides space for organizing races. The markedly grassy hill with waving flags by the right side of the road is not possible to miss and the runway itself is distanced from the road about 100m. The road again leads past the Carraro restaurant, Campo Croce and the Monte Colombera runway in the direction of the peak of Monte Grappa.



Costalunga
    This lower runway can be found on the opposite hill across the Santa Felicita valley, and is found directly above the campground at the hotel Dalla Mena. After driving up along the serpentine roads you run into a mountain meadow at N45°48.737' E011°44.696', about 100m below the restaurant Costalunga da Disenga, which allows for a comfortable start for hanggliders as well as paragliders. The elevation above sea level is only 720m and overheight is 540m. Acceptable wind directions are 80°-120° and landing strips are somewhat further away. Experienced paragliders, however, land right in the middle of camp, but due to limited space we cannot recommend this manouver to hanggliders.



Colle Campeggia
    This upper runway is found all the way at the back above the enclosed end of the valley of Santa Felicita at co-ordinates N45°50.216' E011°44.898' at 1,100m above sea level. Overheight for landing is 920m and acceptable wind directions are 150°-190°. The road to the runway leads past the Costa Lunga runway continually upwards, however after about 4km, at an elevation of 1,000m it is necessary to turn off right, around a prominent quarry. Approximately after 3km there is a prominent grassy hill, from which tens of wings can take off and which you certainly can't miss. Landing is relatively far off, so it is entirely possible that a skilled paraglider, successully avoiding all ascendants, simply won't reach even the campground. Not for beginners, then.




Landing Areas
    A wise Italian mind invented two landing areas, one for paragliders and another seperate one for hanggliders. Personally I am convinced it was undoubtably a paraglider's mind, one who didn't want to be threatened on the landing strip by pieces of flying aluminum tubing during the landing sommersaults of hanggliders. In practice it's been shown to be a truly excellent solution. Though most foreign hangglider pilots use, for safety reasons, small landing wheels on their speedbars.