Take-off
A smooth, grassy WSW-facing ridge with no obstructions. Ideal for low-airtimers and stress-free flying.
Mid Wales / Borders · Paragliding site
Cowlod paragliding site and weather forecast
Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Cowlod.
Altitude450 m
Launch directionsSW, W
Coordinates52.2627, -3.2344
AreaMid Wales / Borders
Managing club: Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · Access: open permission
Site briefing
Planning information for Cowlod
Landing
Bottom landing: In the designated landing field (SO154636). The landing field can be quite overgrown so a top or slope landing is often preferable.
Access and parking
From the A44 between Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan and Penybont, turn east in Llandegley next to the phone box (SO140629). Go through the yard of Tynllan Farm, fork left after 400m, left again after a further 250m, then fork right after 500m to Vronlase (SO153631). The designated parking area at the farm is along a short track beyond a bright steel gate in the top left hand corner of the farmyard. Either park here and walk up the face of the hill or (with permission from the farmer) drive up (4WD only). Follow the track, forking left after 100m and then along the base of the hill, up the north side, and along the byway to the top. From the A488 between Penybont and Bleddfa, turn off south east at the church in Llanfihangel Rhydithon (SO150667), to either park at the end of the road (SO157655) or follow the byway to the top.
Flight rules
See Welsh Borders website
Local guidance
Hazards and cautions
- Beware of turbulence in Fron-las Dingle when the wind is off to the south. Shepherd’s Tump (SO154653) to the north faces SSW and is a Long Mynd Soaring Club site. Their site guide is online
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