About this flying site
Although a small site at which ridge runs are the most common type of flight there are good xc possibilities in spring
Moorfoots paragliding site and weather forecast
Southern Scotland. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Moorfoots.
Altitude420 m
Launch directionsNW
Coordinates55.7776, -3.0364
AreaSouthern Scotland
Managing club: Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · Access: open sensitive
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Moorfoots is a hill site in Southern Scotland with a recorded launch elevation of 420 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
When the wind is wrong for Moorfoots
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Moorfoots doesn't cover.
Hillend (Restricted)northerly, north-easterly, easterly or south-easterly wind, 16 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 441 m · N, SE launchCacrasoutherly wind, 38 km away · Wingbeat Paragliding Club · 301 m · S launchBroughton Heightssouth-westerly or westerly wind, 27 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 430 m · SW, W, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
An altimeter set to current QNH should be carried due to the prescence of airspace above 3500 feet.
Access and parking
Park in the obvious lay by. Please leave sufficient space for large articulated lorries turning into and out of the rocket range track. If you don't your car is liable to be damaged.
Flight rules
Airspace restricts height
Hazards and cautions
- Fast moving traffic on the B7007. Barbed wire fence at the top of the hill. Windfarm with a height of 1558 feet behind Wull Muir launch. There are often hill sheep which present no particular issue outside lambing season. However, if there are cattle in the area they are not used to human contact and easily spooked so pleas avoid.
- Airspace: Edinburgh CTA above 3500 feet
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Moorfoots
Hillend (Restricted)16 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 441 m · N, SE launchBroughton Heights27 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 430 m · SW, W, NW launchMount Benger28 km away · Wingbeat Paragliding Club · 467 m · SW, W launchWitchieKnowe28 km away · Wingbeat Paragliding Club · 411 mBridgend31 km away · Wingbeat Paragliding Club · 470 mCacra38 km away · Wingbeat Paragliding Club · 301 m · 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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