Jenkin Hill

Location

N Lakes - Skiddaw

Details

A brilliant site, big and generally smooth, giving spectacular flying over a large area of mountains and lakes. Best in light winds. PG take off should be above the heather line on the grass. No scratching of the slope below the heather line. Excellent top landing and bottom landing at L1. Landing in the emergency fields at the foot of the hill needs thought. The take-off area of Skiddaw is at 2800' / 854m asl and gives a top to bottom height of 2460' / 750m if landing at the Latrigg landing area.

Site Officer

Gordie Oliver : 07830 281986

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

CA12 4PH

Underscar Manor (Underscar hotel on map). The postcode centre is on the access road to the car park about 1km to the west.

Getting There

Approach via a minor road which branches off from the large roundabout at the junction of the A66(T) and the A591 north of Keswick. After 800m a very sharp right turn winds up to the Latrigg "Monument" car park. Please park as tight as possible as this is a relatively small but very popular car parking area.

Getting to takeoff

Take the small gate at the south west end of the Monument car park area and head north following the track past the Monument and onto the slopes of Jenkin Hill.

XC potential

Excellent potential both downwind and, in the right conditions, for achieving large triangle flights. Avoid the west side of Dodd Fell from April to end of August as this is a well known Osprey nesting area.

Permission to use site

Mirehouse, Applethwaite, and Ormathwaite Hall. Contact Northern Sites Officer prior to flying for an update on T.O. or landing restrictions. (07830281986)

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

There are extensive restrictions for use. Ensure that the correct landing field is used - particularly during lambing time. If in doubt contact the farmer and/or the Northern Sites Officer (07830281986). A maximum of 20 pilots at any one time. The site is closed between 1st July and mid August. The site use must be "rested" after two consecutive days of flying. No dogs. No training. If in doubt then contact the Northern Sites Officer before visiting the site. No dogs onto the site or fellsides.

Paragliding

PG pilots must make the longer carry up to near the summit slopes of Jenkin Hill. Beware of a light wind at take off then being difficult to penetrate at 3000' / 915m. Landings must not be made all over the hillside or ground skimming indulged in (see above).

Hang Gliding

Can be quite a carry but well worth it. The HG take-off is just beyond the fell gate (1850' / 564m asl). An easy site to fly.

Additional Safety Notes

Be aware of any wind gradient and keep well forward in strong conditions. Can be affected quite quickly by a sea breeze that then makes conditions very rough. Bottom landing in any fields on or near to Latrigg is NOT permitted.

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 Earth - Car Park
Google Earth - Landing
Google Earth - Take Off
Google Street View - Parking		An unusual picture of the car park at the foot of Jenkin Hill - it's normally much more busy than this. Pan to the left for a good view of the hill.
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

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

Open Distance XC
Distance :	90.0km
Date :	01/05/1994
Pilot :	Nigel Page

Hang Gliding

Open Distance XC
Distance :	91.7km
Max Height :	5400ft
Date :	Unknown
Pilot :	Unknown