About this flying site
Active sailplane club. Caution rotor on TO/TL & turbulence from trees. No bottom landing! Experienced Pilots only.
Sutton Bank paragliding site and weather forecast
North Yorkshire Moors. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Sutton Bank.
Altitude282 m
Launch directionsSW, W
Coordinates54.2426, -1.2174
AreaNorth Yorkshire Moors
Managing club: North Yorks Sailwing Club · Access: membership
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Sutton Bank is a hill site in North Yorkshire Moors with a recorded launch elevation of 282 m. It works best in south-westerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Sutton Bank
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Sutton Bank doesn't cover.
Model Ridgenortherly wind, 20 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 281 m · N launchcringle moornorth-easterly wind, 20 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 397 m · NE launchHordeneasterly wind, 59 km away · Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 31 m · E launchSemer Watersouth-easterly wind, 60 km away · Dales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 491 m · SE launchStags Fellsoutherly wind, 64 km away · Dales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · 469 m · S, SW launchCarlton banknorth-westerly wind, 19 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 323 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from North Yorks Sailwing Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Access and parking
NYSC membership covers flying at club sites; no published visiting-pilot policy — check with the club before flying. Listed as CLOSED in the club site table — do not fly without confirming with NYSC. Minimum pilot level: P 200hrs.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Sutton Bank
Carlton bank19 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 323 m · NW launchModel Ridge20 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 281 m · N launchcringle moor20 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 397 m · NE launchCapt Cooks Monument28 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 303 m · SW launchMarske41 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 14 m · N, NE launchSaltburn42 km away · North Yorks Sailwing Club · 29 m · N, NE 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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