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Blease Fell paragliding site and weather forecast

Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Blease Fell.

Altitude472 m
Launch directionsS
Coordinates54.6247, -3.0770
AreaLake District (Blencathra)

Managing club: Cumbria Soaring Club (CSC) · Access: open permission

Site briefing

Planning information for Blease Fell

Access and parking

An excellent and very demanding site — a large grass mountain rising from Glenderaterra Beck. Once airborne there is potential to soar the whole Blencathra range and jump to Jenkin Hill and Skiddaw. For experienced pilots; read the CSC site guide.

Local guidance

Hazards and cautions

  • Massive lift — easy to get committed high on Blencathra
  • Big-mountain terrain; long retrieve
  • Rapidly changing mountain conditions

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