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Height (AMSL) : 1706' / 520m Top to Bottom : 1410' / 430m Site officer: Jacob Aubrey 07505265668
Lake District — Central Lakes - West of Ambleside · Paragliding site
Great Langdale paragliding site and weather forecast
Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Great Langdale.
Altitude520 m
Launch directionsS, SW
Coordinates54.4519, -3.1032
AreaLake District — Central Lakes - West of Ambleside
Managing club: Cumbria Soaring Club · Access: open
Site briefing
Planning information for Great Langdale
Access and parking
Car park OS grid ref: NY295064 From Ambleside, take the A593 to Skelwith Bridge. Turn right onto the B5343 through Chapel Stile and on to Langdale. Getting to takeoff From the parking areas in the Langdale Valley near to the New Hotel (NY 296065), make for Thorn Crag via the Stickle Ghyll footpath or the path running between Pike Howe and Dungeon Ghyll. Either route is steep and sustained. At Thorn Crag a decision can be made, according to the wind direction and strength, to take off here, in front of Stickle Tarn or to the left of Gimmer Crag. Permission to use site Anyone flying from the summits around the head of Great Langdale should call at Middle Fell Farm (NY 285061) or Millbeck Farm (NY 293065). They will generously advise on a suitable landing field,
Local guidance
Hazards and cautions
- This is a big site set amongst some of the bigger hills of the Lake District.
- This site is not considered 'friendly' for low airtime pilots.
- Be careful of a sea breeze that can set in and bring with it a rapid change in wind direction and turbulence.
- Some of the available landing fields have difficult to see telephone / power lines across them. Take extreme care on any landing approach.
- Paragliding
- This is a big site and if there is any appreciable wind in the valley then it is more than likely that it will be blown out at take off.
- Best in very light or nil wind conditions when the (large) thermals can form over the vast areas of scree and fellside.
- If tracking along the valley to the east then be aware of the restrictions on landing fields in the valley.
- If in doubt land well up on the fell side and walk down.
- Hang Gliding
- An almost impossible carry up.
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