Landkite spot · France

Les Hemmes

Name: Les Hemmes
Address: FR

Practical notes from riders: launch, parking and what to watch out for.

Show on the map50.9950, 1.9871

Nearest airport: OSTOstend-Bruges International Airport, 66 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Always a helmet; on a mountainboard also wrist and knee guards.
A mown meadow or firm beach is best. Walk the area for molehills, stones and fences before you launch.
There is no water to fall into: start with a smaller kite than you would take on water.

The spot on video

Les Hemmes on video

Riders' footage from YouTube. It only loads when you click.

Video from the community map

On site

Wind and riding area

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Parking

Car park about 300 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

In riders' own words

„OpenStreetMap way/883845279“

Photos from the area

ISS046-E-37118 - View of Earth · 1060 m from the spot
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

ISS047-E-5382 - View of Earth · 1060 m from the spot
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

14.9Jan7.7

14.3Feb7.4

12.7Mar6.5

10.6Apr5.5

10.7May5.5

10.0Jun5.1

10.0Jul5.1

10.3Aug5.3

11.3Sep5.8

13.0Oct6.7

13.8Nov7.1

14.6Dec7.5

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	14.9 knots · 7.7 m/s
February	14.3 knots · 7.4 m/s
March	12.7 knots · 6.5 m/s
April	10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
May	10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s
June	10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
July	10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
August	10.3 knots · 5.3 m/s
September	11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
October	13.0 knots · 6.7 m/s
November	13.8 knots · 7.1 m/s
December	14.6 knots · 7.5 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Kite Buggying Locations” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.