El Mollar - Dique La Angostura

About this spot

• air10-25 kt
• exploreViento del valle (este) · Sudeste · Oeste
• wavesChoppy
• signal_cellular_altIntermediate
• calendar_monthBest: Jan–Dec

The La Angostura dam, El Mollar lake, is in the centre of the Tafí valley, at almost 2,000 m altitude, between El Mollar and Tafí del Valle. This spot is the west coast of the lake in front of the Casas Viejas neighbourhood of El Mollar: an open and dry grassland that reaches the water, between a marsh with reeds to the north and another reed bed to the south. It is one of the two most popular areas for riding on the lake; the other is about 900 m to the north, on the Tafí del Valle side. Kite has been practiced on the lake since 2005 and a sign from the Secretariat of Tourism presents it as favourable for sailing and windsurf due to its winds. You ride with the valley thermal, which rises from the plains through the gorge and enters the lake from the east and southeast from midday until mid-afternoon; in the early morning the lake is usually flat. On this coast the east enters head-on and the southeast side-on from the right, so the wind returns you to the shore. It is a moderate wind, local riders talk about gusts of around 14 kt, and at this altitude the air is less dense: take a larger size than at sea. The good months are from September to March; in summer afternoon storms are common. The west wind blows offshore on this coast and you cannot go out. With onshore wind, set up and launch far from the water. Between the grass and the water there is a strip of low vegetation and reeds, and the water at the shore is shallow. There are fishing boats and rental kayaks on the lake. The dam is within the La Angostura Provincial Reserve: look after the shoreline vegetation. There is no road to the coast: leave the car at the end of the Casas Viejas street and walk about 350 m through the grassland. There are no services on the coast; the centre of El Mollar, 2 km away, has accommodation, food and petrol.

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