Buttermere Moss paragliding site and weather forecast

Lake District — North West Lakes - Buttermere. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Buttermere Moss.

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Altitude481 m
Launch directionsNot recorded
Coordinates54.5422, -3.2584
AreaLake District — North West Lakes - Buttermere

Managing club: Cumbria Soaring Club · Access: open

Flying profile

N: not recordedNE: not recordedE: not recordedSE: not recordedS: not recordedSW: not recordedW: not recordedNW: not recordedNNEESESSWWNW

Best Workable Not recorded

Buttermere Moss is a flying site in Lake District — North West Lakes - Buttermere with a recorded launch elevation of 481 m. No launch directions are recorded yet.

When the wind is wrong for Buttermere Moss

The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Buttermere Moss doesn't cover.

Coniston Old Mannorth-easterly wind, 21 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 722 m · NE, E, SE launchWrynose Passeasterly wind, 17 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 488 m · E launchSouther Fellsouth-easterly wind, 21 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 472 m · E, SE launchGreat Langdalesoutherly or south-westerly wind, 14 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 520 m · S, SW launchEllersidewesterly wind, 40 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 149 m · W launchBarton Fellnorth-westerly wind, 28 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 567 m · NW launch

Site briefing highlights

Short extracts from Cumbria Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

About this flying site

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Take-off

This site has lovely grassy flat-topped take off and top landing areas.

Landing

Excellent top landing area behind take off. Large bottom landings fields in the valley provided you have permission!

Access and parking

If heading from Keswick, drive west into Braithwaite. There, take the second left onto a narrow lane that eventually winds up Newlands Pass.

Hazards and cautions

  • Keep an eye on the state of the lakes for an idea of how windy it is down in the valley, and for signs of the sea breeze approaching.
  • On a thermic day the sea breeze may come in from the NW early afternoon, the site will continue working although with reduced lift.
  • Care should be taken if flying in a SW moderate wind due to the big fells across the valley that will cause the conditions to become turbulent.

Check current site guidance

Paragliding sites near Buttermere Moss

Swinside8 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 347 m · SW, W, NW launchGreat Langdale14 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 520 m · S, SW launchUllock Pike15 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 271 m · W, NW launchClough Head15 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 480 m · W, NW launchWrynose Pass17 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 488 m · E launchBewaldeth19 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 254 m · SW launch

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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