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!
Llangollen paragliding site and weather forecast
Clwydians / Wirral / North Wales coast. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Llangollen.
Altitude387 m
Launch directionsN, NW
Coordinates52.9556, -3.1363
AreaClwydians / Wirral / North Wales coast
Managing club: North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · Access: open
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Llangollen is a hill site in Clwydians / Wirral / North Wales coast with a recorded launch elevation of 387 m. It works best in northerly and 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
When the wind is wrong for Llangollen
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Llangollen doesn't cover.
Corndonnorth-easterly wind, 44 km away · Long Mynd Soaring Club · 464 m · N, NE, E, SE, S launchPenycloddiau Easteasterly wind, 30 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 385 m · E launchLlantysilio Mountainsouth-easterly or southerly wind, 10 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 416 m · SE, S launchGreat Ormesouth-westerly wind, 64 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 140 m · SW launchMoel Famauwesterly wind, 22 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 429 m · W launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
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.
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.
Flight rules
http://www.nwhgpc.org/sites.html#llangollen Note: Site Fee payable by non-members. Use link to website
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.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Llangollen
Llantysilio Mountain10 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 416 m · SE, S launchGyrn Moelfre13 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 390 m · SE launchMoel Accre15 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 365 mMoel Famau22 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 429 m · W launchPenycloddiau East30 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 385 m · E launchCorndon44 km away · Long Mynd Soaring Club · 464 m · N, NE, E, SE, S 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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