Take-off
Find a parking space somewhere around the Pen y Gwryd hotel (SH 660 558). Don't park in their car park and ensure you are off the road completely as the local traffic wardens are keen to say the least, especially in season time.
Moel Berfedd paragliding site and weather forecast
Snowdonia / northern Eryri. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Moel Berfedd.
Altitude450 m
Launch directionsE
Coordinates53.0820, -4.0117
AreaSnowdonia / northern Eryri
Managing club: Snowdonia Sky Sports · Access: open sensitive
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Moel Berfedd is a hill site in Snowdonia / northern Eryri with a recorded launch elevation of 450 m. It works best in easterly 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 Moel Berfedd
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Moel Berfedd doesn't cover.
Penmaenbachnortherly or north-easterly wind, 24 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 176 m · N, NE launchLlantysilio Mountainsouth-easterly wind, 51 km away · North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 416 m · SE, S launchGlyderausoutherly wind, 1 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 428 m · S launchTremadogsouth-westerly wind, 18 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 180 m · SW launchElidir Fachwesterly or north-westerly wind, 8 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 431 m · W, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from Snowdonia Sky Sports. Read the full guide before you fly.
Landing
The main landing site is situated down by the Pen y Gwryd hotel, in the area directly over the road from the ladder you climbed over, alternatively the area just to the east of the Pen Y Gwryd and on the North side of the road before the…
Access and parking
Traditional hill-farming area — landowner agreements and seasonal restrictions apply; check the SSS guide before flying. Site liaison: Gareth Aston (via club).
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Moel Berfedd
Glyderau1 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 428 m · S launchElidir Fach8 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 431 m · W, NW launchMoel Eilio9 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 338 m · NW launchTremadog18 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 180 m · SW launchPenmaenbach24 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 176 m · N, NE launchHarlech25 km away · Snowdonia Sky Sports · 165 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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