About this flying site
This site best takes a SSW. Beware of rotor form the trees if scratching. In stronger winds beware of the spine back and associated rotor. If flying east onto Silverton Hill do not land in the fields beneath.
Clennell Hill paragliding site and weather forecast
UK. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Clennell Hill.
Altitude290 m
Launch directionsSE, S
Coordinates55.3662, -2.1133
AreaUK
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Clennell Hill is a hill site in UK with a recorded launch elevation of 290 m. It is recorded as workable in south-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Clennell Hill
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Clennell Hill doesn't cover.
Seahamnorth-easterly or easterly wind, 75 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 17 m · NE, E launchMount Bengersouth-westerly wind, 64 km away · Wingbeat Paragliding Club · 467 m · SW, W launchHepburn Woodwesterly wind, 21 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 247 m · W launchMoneylawsnorth-westerly wind, 28 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 143 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Access and parking
4x4's only up the hill and please park out of sight behind the trees.
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Paragliding sites near Clennell Hill
East Hill13 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 214 m · SE launchHownam Law19 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 390 mhumbleton hill21 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 253 mHepburn Wood21 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 247 m · W launchMoneylaws28 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 143 m · NW launchWitchieKnowe58 km away · Wingbeat Paragliding Club · 411 m
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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