Trekking sarl is a French

aircraft manufacturer An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry. ...

based in

Lambesc Lambesc () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. In 2018, it had a population of 9,799. Lambesc is located in the heart of Provence at the foot of the Côtes mountain rang ...

. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of

paraglider Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'po ...

s and

paramotor Paramotor is the generic name for the harness and propulsive portion of a powered paragliding, powered paraglider ("PPG"). There are two basic types of paramotors: foot launch and wheel launch. Foot launch models consist of a frame with harness ...

wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. The company also produces

four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case ...

truck

tent A tent () is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using gu ...

s and travel

luggage Baggage or luggage consists of bags, cases, and containers which hold a traveler's personal articles while the traveler is in transit. A modern traveler can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip ...

, as well as photo and video accessories.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 32. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. The company was founded in 1976 by Axel de Neufville in

Marseilles Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

. It is organized as a

société à responsabilité limitée A (SARL, S.à r.l. and similar; literally "society with limited responsibility") is a form of private company that exists mainly in French-speaking countries, such as France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Madagascar, Lebanon, ...

(sarl), a French

private limited company A private limited company is any type of business entity in "private" ownership used in many jurisdictions, in contrast to a publicly listed company, with some differences from country to country. Examples include the '' LLC'' in the United Sta ...

Divisions

Trekking Parapentes is the division that constructs paragliders and paramotoring wings and is based in

Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers (; oc, Sant Matieu de Trevièrs) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 Comm ...

, although it was originally in Lambesc. The division that makes travel luggage, money belts and accessories is based in Lambesc. The division that makes truck-top tents for four-wheel drive trucks is based in

Saint-Cannat Saint-Cannat (; oc, Sant Canat) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. History The village was named after Canus Natus, a fifth century Roman Catholic Saint, who was a Roman clergyman born with white hair, a quir ...

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Trekking: * Trekking B-Bus * Trekking Carver *

Trekking Elise The Trekking Elise is a French single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Trekking Parapentes of Lambesc. Introduced in 2002, it is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation ...

* Trekking Just One * Trekking K2 *

Trekking Sebring The Trekking Sebring is a French single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Trekking Parapentes of Lambesc. Introduced in 2003, it is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviatio ...

* Trekking Senso * Trekking Sport * Trekking Trek * Trekking Xenos

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* {{Trekking aircraft Aircraft manufacturers of France Paragliders Manufacturing companies established in 1976 French companies established in 1976 French brands Companies based in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur