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Haig Pit paragliding site and weather forecast
Lake District — West Cumbria - Whitehaven. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Haig Pit.
Altitude18 m
Launch directionsNot recorded
Coordinates54.5418, -3.6029
AreaLake District — West Cumbria - Whitehaven
Managing club: Cumbria Soaring Club · Access: open
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Haig Pit is a flying site in Lake District — West Cumbria - Whitehaven with a recorded launch elevation of 18 m. No launch directions are recorded yet.
When the wind is wrong for Haig Pit
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Haig Pit doesn't cover.
Coniston Old Mannorth-easterly or south-easterly wind, 37 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 722 m · NE, E, SE launchWrynose Passeasterly wind, 34 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 488 m · E launchGreat Langdalesoutherly wind, 34 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 520 m · S, SW launchBewaldethsouth-westerly wind, 31 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 254 m · SW launchEllersidewesterly wind, 54 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 149 m · W launchBarton Fellnorth-westerly wind, 50 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 567 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from Cumbria Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
A flat grassy take off but with a public footpath to cross at the lip and a fence just down from the lip. Hence care and consideration required. The footpath is well used by dog walkers, some of whom do not pick up their dog's poo!
Landing
Top landable for PGs and a lower option in front of take-off, if you haven't the height. Other than this, there are a lot of large boulders and water. Only top landable for HGs
Access and parking
Car park OS grid ref: NX966176 Directions are quite difficult to give, even with a map: From the A595 at the south edge of Whitehaven take the road for St Bees and Sandwith, then follow signs for Kells and the Mining Museum.
Hazards and cautions
- Not a friendly site and unsuitable for unsupervised novice CPs.
- There is an awkward fence which has to be flown over on the edge of take off!
- Experience at top landing required. (There are very limited opportunities for slope landing and virtually no bottom landing except boulders and the sea!)
- When top landing, keep forwards towards the lip to avoid possible rotor, or land well back.
- There is a small terrace mid cliff in front of take off which can be slope landed; otherwise, if you get low, you are in the hands of Lady Luck!
- If going from the south bowl out along the sandstone cliffs to the St Bees lighthouse, constantly monitor your height and top land while it's still an option!
- There is no landing below the cliff top along this stretch.
- Note that there are several turbulence inducing lumps on the Haig cliffs and, if the wind is off the hill, the turbulence they cause is exacerbated. Plus the further off the hill the wind is the more it tends to run parallel with the cliff, resulting in poor lift....
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Paragliding sites near Haig Pit
St Bees6 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 6 mSwinside22 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 347 m · SW, W, NW launchButtermere Moss22 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 481 mCorney Fell30 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 452 mUllock Pike30 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 271 m · W, NW launchBewaldeth31 km away · Cumbria Soaring Club · 254 m · SW 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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