SE Wales / Black Mountains. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Abertysswg.
Managing club: South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · Access: open
Best Workable Not recorded
Abertysswg is a hill site in SE Wales / Black Mountains with a recorded launch elevation of 395 m. It is recorded as workable in westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
Day scores for Abertysswg from Magic Skyweed's latest forecast runs (17 Sept, 11:35 UTC), on our 0–100 flying scale. The live forecast scores every hour against your own glider and limits.
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Abertysswg doesn't cover.
Short extracts from South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Flying: Up to 20 gliders can be accommodated in the right conditions, but it can be turbulent in strong winds. Wave is quite common. Hazards: Beware of moving vehicles and rotor from parked cars if you top land close to the road.
Take-off is on the west side of Mynydd Bedwellte which overlooks Abertysswg and faces WNW. An under-rated and under used site – it takes similar wind directions to M.Fochriw.
Top landing is easiest on top of the hill which is about 120ft higher than takeoff. Sometimes the area behind the road can be used.
From Tredegar on minor roads towards Markham, or North from Markham to Tredegar. Due South of NP22 5BQ but on the more easterly single track road.
Turbulence can make this a tricky site for paragliders. Paraglider Pilots with less than 50 hrs logged should therefore only fly this site under the supervision of an Instructor or Club Coach.
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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