Managing club: North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · Access: open
Site briefing
Planning information for Llangollen
Take-off
Getting to takeoff: Easy! From the car, carry northward around the pond across the field and follow the fence on the
left to a gate. Go through this gate and close it behind you! PG's normally rig on the flat area
directly behind take-off but the site map beside the gate should be referred to if the site is busy.
Take-off and Top Landing
Take-off direction is obvious! When only a few are flying, paragliders may top land in the take-off
field (beware the fences and the ponds),
but the parking field - east of the parking area, is the main landing field
and offers a larger and safer landing area. Leave the centre ridge of the field for hang-gliders landing.
If the wind has shifted to the west, maintain speed all the way down to the ground.
Avoid flying low and landing behind the trees at the south side of the road - severe rotor can occur
here.
An unofficial NE launch exists at the E of the main top landing field. Obtain a briefing from a local pilot
before considering this launch as the hill drops steeply down to the River Dee and there is no formal bottom
landing agreed.
Landing
Bottom landings should be in one of the designated landing fields marked on the map. Please do not
land in any field containing cattle or sheep and do not overfly or land in fields occupied by horses.
Caution power lines running north to south across the fields below launch.
Access and parking
Park on the western edge of the landing field, accessed through the
gate opposite the grass verge. Gate lock code 0151.
Please be aware that there is usually stock in the field:
don’t let animals escape.
Drive
them away from the gate before opening it and
close the gate
as soon as you can once in the
field, before parking. (And, of course,
close and secure it behind you when you leave
).
Please park in rows at right angles to the wall / fence to the left of the entry gate, but leave a clear
route into the field so the farmer can bring machinery in and to allow other visitors to park in a
further
row if necessary. Please park vehicles close together
Please do not drive onto the launch field to rig unless you have the landowner's permission.
Parking at the roadside is acceptable, but this should be limited to about a dozen vehicles, with
others then parking within the landing field. Park with all wheels off the road surface.
Local guidance
Hazards and cautions
Flying low in the main bowl and in front of the trees west of the main launch in NE winds can be hazardous
due to down draughts and sink areas. The trees claim victims on a regular basis.
On good flying days, the site can become very busy with many visitors including the YX paragliding school,
and additional marshalling controls may be applied.
Because sheep regularly graze in both take-off and top landing areas, the landowner has stipulated that
dogs are not permitted on this site.
The transmitter towers to the west are an obvious risk.
Beware of wind rotor behind tree lines along the ridge and south of the road. Hang-gliders should be
aware of the risk of wind-shear between the road and the first third of the landing area.
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.