Take-off
Getting to takeoff: Actually, a carry down from the car park to the rigging / launch area. Please walk around the private land to the take off area.
Great Orme paragliding site and weather forecast
Clwydians / Wirral / North Wales coast. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Great Orme.
Altitude140 m
Launch directionsSW
Coordinates53.3297, -3.8568
AreaClwydians / Wirral / North Wales coast
Managing club: North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · Access: open
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Great Orme is a hill site in Clwydians / Wirral / North Wales coast with a recorded launch elevation of 140 m. It works best in south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Great Orme
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Great Orme doesn't cover.
Penmaenbachnortherly or north-easterly wind, 5 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 176 m · N, NE launchMoel Berfeddeasterly wind, 29 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 450 m · E launchLlantysilio Mountainsouth-easterly wind, 54 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 416 m · SE, S launchGlyderausoutherly wind, 28 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 428 m · S launchElidir Fachwesterly or north-westerly wind, 28 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 431 m · W, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Landing
There is plenty of beach to land on at the south-west (West Beach) Llandudno end of the Great Orme when the tide is out, but at high tide the landing area is much reduced, especially for hang-gliders.
Access and parking
Park only in the car park provided at the summit (parking fees apply). If you can park on the left as you enter the car park you will minimise the distance to carry.
Hazards and cautions
- If new to the site or if an inexperienced pilot, seek a site briefing - in advance of your visit if possible
- from
- Club members who know it well. Remember that the public have access to both take-off and landing areas.
- Conditions are normally smooth when the wind is square onto the hill. However, extreme caution is advised if
- this is
- not the case,
- especially if the wind is off to the south. The site can also be influenced by wave from Snowdonia.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Great Orme
Penmaenbach5 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 176 m · N, NE launchElidir Fach28 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 431 m · W, NW launchGlyderau28 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 428 m · S launchMoel Berfedd29 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 450 m · E launchMoel Eilio31 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 338 m · NW launchPenycloddiau East39 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 385 m · E 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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