Location

N Lakes - N of Keswick

Details

A large grassy ridge/hill which rises up from the north eastern side of Keswick. Access same as Jenkin Hill/Skiddaw.

The site is limited to a maximum of 10 gliders.

The SW slope is small and limited.

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

From the roundabout north of Keswick on the A66, take the northern exit A591 to Carlisle. Immediately on leaving the rundabout, take the side toad on the right (a caravan park entrance is on the right). Follow this road for around one and a half miles, where you will see another minor road trailing in sharply from the right. Takes this road which takes you up to the main car park for walkers climbing Skiddaw. On a busy day, parking can be difficult.

Getting to takeoff

From the top of the car park go through the gate and turn right. Latrigg is the rise in front. Go to the south or western side to find the best site for takeoff for the conditions.

XC potential

O.K. until it seabreezes then it is often poor.

Permission to use site

Negotiated by Northern Sites Officer

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

None. The site may be closed in the lambing period. Please use the site with care as it has only just been reinstated (Spring 2008) after a long period of no access.

Paragliding

A pleasant and attractive site with an easy walk to take off. Most time however it does not work particularly well especially in a sea breeze, with other local sites offering much better soaring possibilities.

Top land or slope land on the fell. Do not land in the fields below the fell. If you have loads of height, then land in Fitz Park keeping well clear of people in the park.

Hang Gliding

As for paragliding. Access for hangliders is good as there is minimal climbing and the car park isn't far away!

Additional Safety Notes

None

Resources

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

Type	Click to Follow Link	Notes
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.

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

FAI Triangle
Distance :	28.0km
Date :	1997
Pilot :	Patrick Holmes
Turnpoint Flight
Distance :	28.2km
Date :	16/11/2008
Pilot :	Burkitt Rudd
Notes :	Landed Borans field Ambleside. Glider Gradient Avax proto
IGC File :	Right click to download

Hang Gliding

Open Distance XC
Distance :	35.4km
Max Height :	5500ft
Date :	Unknown
Pilot :	Unknown