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Bewaldeth |
- Key Facts
- Access
- Briefing
- Data
- Photos
- Records
| Status : | Amber | ||
| Status Message : | Farmer has agreed to let us fly here again with a numbers limit of 6 gliders with the school taking priority (as the school pays for use and does not incurr a numbers limit). The main gate has been locked, please either park across the raod in the layby and walk up or park at the northern gate and access the site from here. If model planes are flying please communicate with pilots before using the northern model hill. | ||
| Wind : | SSW - WSW | ||
| Nil Wind : | No | ||
| Grid Ref : | NY211362 | Height (AMSL) : | 980' / 299m |
| Site Code : | 17.014 | Top to Bottom : | 240' / 73m |
Location
N Lakes - W of Skiddaw
Details
A small site which works better than its size would suggest. This site is very user-friendly, with a flat top and large open landing area making it suitable for training. Fair conditions allow the crossing to Binsey to be made so increasing the scope of the site.
Site Officer
Gordie Oliver : 07830 281986Postcode for Sat Nav Systems (read the Health Warning!)
CA13 9SU
Centre of Bewaldeth village, about 1 mile south of the access road to the site.
Getting There
The site is visible from the A591 just North of the village of Bewaldeth. Coming from Keswick, look for a campsite entrance on the left, just after this turn right through a gate into a field ... CLOSE THE GATE BEHIND YOU! Park only on the hard standing.
Getting to takeoff
A short walk-up of about 10 minutes. Avoid the direct route up the gap in the gorse bushes. Walk up to the right.
XC potential
The site is a good thermal producer making it easy to get away over flat ground downwind.The area has minimal restrictive airspace downwind. Possibly underestimated potential, as pilots are likely to use other sites on the best days.
Permission to use site
Arranged by northern sites officer
IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use
Rules for usage:
Access by car : Please park on the hard (muddy) standing by the motor cross track. If this is full then please DO NOT park on any grass as it will cause much wear of the ground. If there is no space then park near the Lakes camp site, by the main road and walk up the track.
Footpath : A new footpath has been marked with Bamboo canes. This is situated between the two original access paths and traverses around the south of the gorse bushes.
Please only us this path to access the hill side, as the old worn footpaths have been the main stumbling block to reopening the site.
Numbers : A limit of 6 gliders maximum has been agreed with the farmer. Note that as it is an essential training site for low air time pilots, they and local schools will have priority over this.
If difficulties are incurred in the future we may have to close the site at short notice.
No flying when motorcycling events are taking place. Avoid the NW end of the site when model aircraft flyers are using it. Binsey is an active grouse moor ...DO NOT LAND ON, TAKE OFF FROM OR SCRATCH OVER HERE at any time! No dogs allowed on the site or fellsides.
Paragliding
A very useful site which can sometimes be flown when poor conditions, such as low cloudbase or stronger winds at higher altitudes, put the bigger sites out of bounds. When schools are using the site, as is usual, experienced pilots should take off to one side or the other of the main takeoff area, and give student pilots plenty of room. In stronger conditions it is possible to take off at the base of the slope and fly up.
Hang Gliding
Easy take off and bottom landing. The bottom landing is uneven with a slight downslope.
Additional Safety Notes
When the wind is off to the West, it can become turbulent, especially over the gully to the right of takeoff.
Resources
Don't click on flight logs, download to your PC first (right click and 'Save Link As')
| Type | Click to Follow Link | Notes |
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| Flash Earth - Car Park |  | |
| Flash Earth - Landing | | |
| Flash Earth - Landing 2 | | |
| Flash Earth - Take Off | | |
| Google Earth - Car Park |  | |
| Multi Map - Take Off |  |
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
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.
| A good overall view of Bewaldeth from the air. Take off is marked by the gliders, landing is by the car. Photo by Dave Horne |
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| Looking back to take off from the north, Binsey in the background. Photo by Paul Gannon |
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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 |
| Open Distance XC | |
| Distance : | 74.2km |
| Date : | 02/06/1996 |
| Pilot : | Patrick Holmes | Out and Return |
| Distance : | 29.0km |
| Date : | 23/04/2008 |
| Pilot : | Steve Etherington |
| Notes : | TO 16.45 Flew to Jenkin Hill and back Glider Niviuk Icepeak XP |
| Hang Gliding |
| Open Distance XC | |
| Distance : | 35.4km |
| Max Height : | 4100ft |
| Date : | Unknown |
| Pilot : | Unknown |
Bewaldeth Map |
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