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Hambledon Hill paragliding site and weather forecast
Dorset / Wiltshire. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Hambledon Hill.
Altitude150 m
Launch directionsE
Coordinates50.9144, -2.2205
AreaDorset / Wiltshire
Managing club: Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Hambledon Hill is a flying site in Dorset / Wiltshire with a recorded launch elevation of 150 m. It works best in easterly winds.
Recent forecast scores
Day scores for Hambledon Hill from Magic Skyweed's latest forecast runs (17 Sept, 15:39 UTC), on our 0–100 flying scale. The live forecast scores every hour against your own glider and limits.
- Thu 17 Sept0/100 No-gohigh confidence
- Fri 18 Sept0/100 No-gohigh confidence
- Sat 19 Sept0/100 No-gohigh confidence
- Sun 20 Sept0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- Mon 21 Sept0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- Tue 22 Sept0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- Wed 23 Sept0/100 No-golow confidence
When the wind is wrong for Hambledon Hill
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Hambledon Hill doesn't cover.
Monksdownnortherly wind, 12 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 258 m · N launchPortland Eastnorth-easterly wind, 43 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 113 m · NE launchRifle Rangesouth-easterly or southerly wind, 22 km away · Avon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 165 m · SE, S launchBulbarrowsouth-westerly wind, 10 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 253 m · SW launchWhitesheetwesterly wind, 14 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 225 m · W launchBell Hillnorth-westerly wind, 7 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 253 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Anywhere suitable along the front of the ridge.
Landing
Top landing: Anywhere on the hill. Bottom landing: There is NO bottom landing. In an emergency, bottom land in the field below take off. There should be no deliberate top to bottom flights. The bottom landing has not been negotiated.
Access and parking
From Blandford take the A350 North towards Shaftesbury. After Stourpaine take the first left to Child Okeford. Hambledon hill is accessible by several footpaths from parking spots near
Hazards and cautions
- Hambledon is a spine backed ridge. In front of take-off are bushes and tall trees creating turbulence. The site is an ancient hillfort with steep ditches. The ground is uneven. If the wind is off to the east severe turbulence has been experienced.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Hambledon Hill
Bell Hill7 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 253 m · NW launchBulbarrow10 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 253 m · SW launchMonksdown12 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 258 m · N launchWhitesheet14 km away · Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 225 m · W launchRifle Range22 km away · Avon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 165 m · SE, S launchTelegraph Hill22 km away · Devon and Somerset Condors HGPG · 256 m · NW 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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