Wolf Crags

Location

N Lakes - W of Ullswater

Details

An excellent site, the best northerly in the district. The site is large and quite extensive with very large, easy top and bottom landings. A good thermal site but with rather daunting terrain downwind. On a half decent day it is common to explore back to Great Dodd and across to Clough Head.

Site Officer

Gordie Oliver : 07830 281986

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

CA11 0LG

The postcode centre is at Crookwath 500m SSE of the eastern parking area. Only use this postcode if you intend to approach from the east.

Getting There

If approaching from either the front or back of the ridge then follow the A5091 until a minor road leads to High Row. The track starts here and there is ample parking just outside the gate.

Getting to takeoff

If approaching from either the front or back of the ridge then follow the A5091 until a minor road leads to High Row. The track starts here and there is ample parking just outside the gate.

XC potential

Excellent potential but with difficult terrain (and a possible lake crossing) downwind.

Permission to use site

The Matterdale Common Conservators and The National Trust

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

THIS SITE IS CLOSED FROM 1st APRIL to 31st MAY inclusive. No dogs. Leave no litter. Adhere to the approach details above. If any peregrine in residence on the crags avoid any undue upset by not 'scratching' in this area.

Paragliding

Approach the take off from the east end of the ridge NOT the back. Generally this is safe site with few vices.

Hang Gliding

Straight forward with no real vices. HG pilots can drive the track with care; there are several parking places with the easiest carry-up being from near the bend where the forestry touches the track.

Additional Safety Notes

Care if scratching the crags. If the wind goes west of north the site produces poor lift and can become increasingly turbulent.

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 - Landing 2
Google Earth - Take Off
Google Street View - Parking		The parking area for Wolf Crags. The track goes through the gate.
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 :	67.8km
Date :	04/05/1996
Pilot :	Mike Cavanagh

Hang Gliding

Open Distance XC
Distance :	56.3km
Max Height :	4300ft
Date :	Unknown
Pilot :	Unknown