Take-off
A beautiful site with excellent XC potential. Sennybridge danger area is directly downwind and must be avoided to fly more than 25km.
Llanddewi Brefi paragliding site and weather forecast
Mid Wales / Borders. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Llanddewi Brefi.
Altitude302 m
Launch directionsNW
Coordinates52.1671, -3.9708
AreaMid Wales / Borders
Managing club: Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · Access: open sensitive
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Llanddewi Brefi is a hill site in Mid Wales / Borders with a recorded launch elevation of 302 m. It works best in north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
Recent forecast scores
Day scores for Llanddewi Brefi 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.
- Thu 17 Sept0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- Fri 18 Sept0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- Sat 19 Sept0/100 No-gomedium confidence
- Sun 20 Sept0/100 No-golow confidence
- Wed 23 Sept0/100 No-golow confidence
When the wind is wrong for Llanddewi Brefi
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Llanddewi Brefi doesn't cover.
Fan Gyhirychnortherly, north-easterly or south-westerly wind, 41 km away · South West Wales Soaring Club · 700 m · N, NE, SW, W, NW launchEbbw Valeeasterly wind, 70 km away · South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 442 m · E launchFarmerssouth-easterly wind, 6 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 346 m · SE launchTalybontsoutherly wind, 53 km away · South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 646 m · SE, S, SW launchPen Dinaswesterly wind, 27 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 99 m · W launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Landing
Bottom landing: We have been asked to use our best judgement to avoid landing in the fields on the near side of the road below launch.
Access and parking
From Llanddewi Brefi, take the Mountain road to Ffarmers, at the "T" junction do not take the left turn to Ffarmers, continue straight on for 400m. You'll arrive at a straight piece of road with good views of the valley below.
Hazards and cautions
- On the seventeenth of June 1999 a paraglider was attacked in the air by a Buzzard at Llanddewi Brefi. She (?) appears to have a nest in the deciduous woods to the north of take off. She will harass any thing (she can catch) at less than a hundred feet above the hill. There have also been problems with red kites attacking paragliders in the same area.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Llanddewi Brefi
Farmers6 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 346 m · SE launchPen Dinas27 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 99 m · W launchConstitution Hill30 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 125 m · NW launchDisgwylfa Fawr32 km away · Mid Wales & Borders Soaring Club · 423 m · NW launchFan Gyhirych41 km away · South West Wales Soaring Club · 700 m · N, NE, SW, W, NW launchHundred House (Builth Wells / Fforest farm)43 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 422 m · N 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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