Landing
Height (AMSL) : 590' / 180m Top to Bottom : 500' / 153m Site officer: Jacob Aubrey 07505 265668
Lake District — South East Lakes - nr Levens (A590) · Paragliding site
Whitbarrow Scar paragliding site and weather forecast
Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Whitbarrow Scar.
Altitude180 m
Launch directionsSE, SW
Coordinates54.2562, -2.8428
AreaLake District — South East Lakes - nr Levens (A590)
Managing club: Cumbria Soaring Club · Access: open
Site briefing
Planning information for Whitbarrow Scar
Access and parking
Car park OS Grid Ref: SD460852 Ravens Lodge is the easterly car parking area. From the A590T near Gilpin Bridge take a minor road that leads towards the cliffs. A second minor road turns off to Ravens Lodge Farm . Park just beyond farm in a small earth layby if walking in. HG pilots can drive through a gate into the quarry (ask at farm for permission and a key). A track leads to the south end of the quarry. Awkward track up through the trees. Getting to takeoff If parking just beyond the farm, walk through the gate and follow the track via a bedding plane to the extreme south end of the face. A vague path winds up through the trees to the T.O. edge. Various take off places exist. Permission to use site ; access and bottom landing field. Whitbarrow Lodge ; for site access. Kirket Nook ; for SW face landing field. The gate is sometimes locked - see the farmer for advice.
Local guidance
Hazards and cautions
- Power lines in bottom landing areas.
- Rotor below cliff top and back from take off edge.
- The take off is at a cliff edge!
- Don't scratch below the top due to the presence of rotor.
- Paragliding
- A superb cliff site with a very impressive SE face.
- Good in light winds bit beware of strong compression in moderate winds.
- Small trees and hidden gullies abound on the top so care when top landing; check out any top landing areas before flying.
- Hang Gliding
- The main face has no top landing.
- See PG notes above for additional information.
- The bottom landing is easy but check the locations of the power lines.
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