SE Wales / Black Mountains. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Garth Hill.
Managing club: South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · Access: open
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Garth Hill is a flying site in SE Wales / Black Mountains with a recorded launch elevation of 196 m. It works best in easterly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and southerly winds.
Day scores for Garth Hill from Magic Skyweed's latest forecast runs (17 Sept, 11:35 UTC), on our 0–100 flying scale. The live forecast scores every hour against your own glider and limits.
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Short extracts from South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
This site is rarely flown and has limited capacity, a maximum of two gliders soaring at any one time. The site can provide pleasant flying in light evening winds, but in strong winds can be turbulent behind the trees and quarries.
Take-offs on Garth Hill offers spectacular views over Cardiff, the Severn Estuary and across to the North Somerset coastline. There are two take-off areas, South East and East. Access to both is by foot only, a long hard carry up.
Top landing The top landing area is quite large and fairly flat. But the steep slope and vegetation on the front of the hill makes paraglider slope landings difficult. You should beware of potential turbulence when deciding where to land.
Aim towards Pentyrch and approach the hill from the south-west side to avoid traffic on the narrow road on the west.
The bottom landing field is tricky, and well worth a pre flight visit.
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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