About this flying site
Site guide..http://www.joomla.malvern-hang.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=492
Pinnacle Hill paragliding site and weather forecast
UK. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Pinnacle Hill.
Altitude341 m
Launch directionsE
Coordinates52.0767, -2.3397
AreaUK
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Pinnacle Hill is a hill site in UK with a recorded launch elevation of 341 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 Pinnacle Hill
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Pinnacle Hill doesn't cover.
Leckhampton Hillnortherly wind, 30 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 276 m · N launchHay Bluffnorth-easterly wind, 53 km away · South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 656 m · NE, NW launchSkirridsouth-easterly wind, 50 km away · South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 463 m · SE, NW launchSugar Loafsoutherly wind, 56 km away · South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 362 m · S launchHaresfieldsouth-westerly wind, 34 km away · Avon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 204 m · SW launchWorcester Beaconwesterly wind, 3 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 390 m · W launchGarway Hillnorth-westerly wind, 37 km away · South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 358 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Flight rules
Helmet sticker needed..http://www.joomla.malvern-hang.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=489
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Pinnacle Hill
Kettle sings0 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 341 m · E launchBlack Hill1 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 255 m · E launchWorcester Beacon3 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 390 m · W launchCastle Morton4 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 254 m · E launchMuch Marcle17 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 172 m · SW, W launchCleeve Hill27 km away · Malvern Hang Gliding Club · 298 m
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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