Black Combe (South)

Location

SW Lakes - nr Millom

Details

The southernmost extremity of the Black Combe massif is a spur above Silecroft village. The top of the spur is a wide flat area and the WSW face provides good soaring conditions.

Site Officer

Burkitt Rudd : 07811 642533

Postcode for Sat Nav Systems (read the Health Warning!)

LA18 5LS

Cumpstones on the A595, about 100m NE of the A595/A5093 T junction

Getting There

The key road is the A595 from Greenodd to Whitehaven. Coming from the east, 500m before the T junction with the A5093 from Millom at Silecroft, look for a lane by Whicham church on the right. Drive about 150m up the stone track that goes around the back of Kirkbank. Park at a small parking area on the right at the end of the walls. Limited parking so please park considerately.

Alternatively turn right at the garage and drive for 1km or 1500m and look for the 2 laybys. The northerly layby is by the track to take off. From the north, continue through Bootle - look for the layby where the hill gets very close to the road as you approach Silecroft.

Getting to takeoff

The path from the second (larger) laybye goes up the hill keeping the wood on one's left (outside the field). The path is well marked and can be seen on the 1:25000 map and on Google Earth. Take off is the large flat area at the top of the spur. From the easterly parking area, follow the main track up the fell to the right. It keeps above the fell wall and moves towards Moorgill Beck. After around 400m, turn sharply left up the hill; the main path continues up Moorgill Beck. Follow the zigzag up the hill to takeoff.

, I think that the map shows the path going through the field which is now full of poultry.

XC potential

Limited, due to the proximity of the coast. On a good day, it should be possible to work northwards to the Black Combe (West) site.

Permission to use site

This is an open fell site but if you intend to land in the valley, you need to get permission first. If you are considering a bottom landing then check with Townend Hall if you're using the westerly landing area.

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

Paragliding

Super on a good day when smooth lift comes straight off the sea.

Hang Gliding

An attractive site if you want to avoid a big carry up.

Additional Safety Notes

If the wind is towards the SW it can get rougher. The take off area has a large top landing area but be careful of going too far towards the back as you will hit rotor. Do not try to land in the east unless the wind is WSW. If it's more to the north, the landing is likely to be unpleasant. However, the eastern landing field is very enticing if you used the eastern parking area.

Resources

Don't click on flight logs, download to your PC first (right click and 'Save Link As')

Type	Click to Follow Link	Notes
Google Street View - Parking		Continue up this lane past the farm - parking is limited

Follow the links for further details of a site. For flights you will probably need to right click and save the link to your PC before opening Google Earth.
Google Earth links rely on Google Earth being installed on your system. Google Earth provides pan and tilt faciity. You can also upload your flights to GE - use GPS Dump (Links Page) to convert a variety of GPS file formats to a GE kml file
Flash Earth is an alternative to Google Earth but provides a top down view only. To view in Flash Earth, click on the instruction text to clear it - the cross is the spot

Local Information

Pubs

Nearest pubs to the site - for post flying debriefing only!

No pub details are available for this site. Send your recommendations to the webmaster.

 

A selection of photos showing key aspects of the site. If you have a good photo showing take off and landing areas, then send it to the webmaster. Aerial shots showing the landing area are especially welcome.

No photos available for this site. Good quality photos of CSC sites always required.

 

Site Records

This page shows records for this site. Some of the older records are not very detailed. More recent records may have an igc file available You can right click and download this to your PC. You can then use IGC Flight replay to view the flight.

Paragliding

No records for this site

Hang Gliding

No records for this site