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Lake District — South West Lakes - Near Millom · Paragliding site
Corney Fell paragliding site and weather forecast
Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Corney Fell.
Altitude452 m
Launch directionsNot recorded
Coordinates54.3229, -3.3233
AreaLake District — South West Lakes - Near Millom
Managing club: Cumbria Soaring Club · Access: open
Site briefing
Planning information for Corney Fell
Access and parking
Car park OS grid ref: SD129906 Use Corney Fell pass road. Site overlooks east side of A595 and Bootle. See map for parking areas. From the East: Go past Broughton In Furness on the A590 down the hill and over the Duddon Bridge. Take the next right to Coney and follow this road over the highest point and down the other side to the parking area which is on your left 300yds past the Buckbarrow Bridge, a small concrete bridge with metal sides on a double bend in the road. Look for a bridle path sign and park off the road on the left where the bridle path crosses the road. The ground is normally good here in all weathers. From the West: Turn left of the A595 to Corney Fell just uphill from Broad Oak. Follow this road to the parking area. Go across the cattle grid onto the fell. Watch for wooden bridle path signs, the car park is on your right at the second one. Getting to takeoff Driving to take off. You must have permission from the farmer and do not attempt the drive unless you have a good 4x4. It is steep and boggy in places. Follow the bridle path up the hill opposite the car parking area. Hang Gliders can take off in a WNW anywhere along the ridge to the left of the bridle path if there is a good wind. PG's or in lighter winds go further along and further up the hill. Take off anywhere steep enough near the gulley's at the far end. In NW go past the stones at the far end and down a bit to an obvious flat area Permission to use site Robin Jenkinson, Charlesground Farm, Corney Fell, Millom LA19 5TP. SD119921
Local guidance
Hazards and cautions
- Beware of orographic cloud, it can set up quickly here in the right conditions because of the proximity to the coast. If you find yourself likely to be engulfed, fly south back towards the car park and down on the lower part of the hill or forward (west) and down.
- Paragliding
- No vices.
- Can be surprisingly smooth for an inland site.
- You can drive to the top in a good 4x4 if you have permission otherwise a long but easy walk. Study the maps of the area.
- Either take off area can be used depending upon whether the wind is NW or WNW, however the higher NW take off area may be a preference to PGs in both wind directions
- Safe for low airtime pilots but the hill is shallow and thus not easy to soar. You can interfly this site with Black Combe, the gap between the fells is a good test of the conditions and your skills. Its normally easier going to Black Combe than it is coming back as the car park end of the hill at Corney is very shallow and higher than Black Combe. On the return leg it can be best to follow the contour of the pass and use the hill behind take off, get your height there and then fly back across to the front.
- Bottom Landing is easy and everywhere, it slopes down slightly at the car park and in front of the WNW face.
- Even though this site is close to the coast and with no hills in front, a standing wave can set up here and extend across to Black Combe it is normally smooth and pleasant to fly in providing the wind is not too strong.
- Hang Gliding
- As for PGs.
- Be careful of the bottom landing at the car park end if the wind goes off to the west as it is then down hill into wind. Approach down slope of the road and slightly south of the car park area.
- Land uphill towards the bridle path or on the flat towards the NW on high side of the road. There is a large flat bottom landing area at the bottom of the far NW face.
- Beware of the gulley at the end of this area, its not obvious from the top.
- You can get close access to this area through Broad Oak off the A595 with a 4x4 but its an awkward retrieve and fairly boggy.
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