About this flying site
Used by local flying school which should be given preference
Disgwylfa Fawr paragliding site and weather forecast
Mid Wales / Borders. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Disgwylfa Fawr.
Altitude423 m
Launch directionsNW
Coordinates52.4428, -3.8606
AreaMid Wales / Borders
Managing club: Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · Access: open sensitive
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Disgwylfa Fawr is a hill site in Mid Wales / Borders with a recorded launch elevation of 423 m. It works best in north-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Disgwylfa Fawr
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Disgwylfa Fawr doesn't cover.
Corndonnorth-easterly, easterly or southerly wind, 58 km away · Long Mynd Soaring Club · 464 m · N, NE, E, SE, S launchFarmerssouth-easterly wind, 38 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 346 m · SE launchCowlodsouth-westerly wind, 47 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 450 m · SW, W launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
A useful site which is frequented by the local school. Tends to work best when the wind is WNW. As such, it is a good site if Cemmaes is "blown out".
Landing
Bottom landing: Extremely easy, but there are some rocks and sheep feeders hidden in the rushes so be careful.
Access and parking
The local school have permission from the farmer to drive further than the obvious parking place. Please don't do the same.
Hazards and cautions
- Training site. Please give priority to the local school.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Disgwylfa Fawr
Constitution Hill15 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 125 m · NW launchPen Dinas16 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 99 m · W launchLlandinam30 km away · Long Mynd Soaring Club · 406 m · W, NW launchLlanddewi Brefi32 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 302 m · NW launchFarmers38 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 346 m · SE launchCowlod47 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 450 m · SW, W 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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