Location

SE Lakes - E of Kendal

Details

An excellent site, quite shallow but it works well. At the moment it is hang glider only and rather restricted in terms of numbers. One of the few true southerlies in the district. Good top landing but growth in the number of masts may restrict things a little.

Site Officer

Burkitt Rudd : 07811 642533

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

LA8 9EH

Tarnside. This building lies about 100m east of the turn off for the track up Whinfell.

Getting There

A685 north from Kendal to Grayrigg. Turn left at Church and follow a minor road for 2.8km to Low Deep Slack (farm on right across a field - ask permission). Contiunue along road for further 800m to a gate on the right. This is the start of the track.

Getting to takeoff

Drive the tarred fell road to masts ....no walking required. (On occasions the gate may be locked .... check at Low Deep Slack).

XC potential

Quite good ....fair thermals.

Permission to use site

Low Deep Slack Farm.

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

Ask at Low Deep Slack on every occasion. Hang gliders only. Max number of six. May be restricted during lambing period.

Paragliding

No paragliding at present. The take off area is quite shallow and has a power line running through the face of the hill. Whinfell Beacon itself is a no go area for take off but can be overflown but not scratched!

Hang Gliding

Excellent. A very effective site with a tarred road to the top. The site can be affected by sea breeze.

Additional Safety Notes

Masts and a power line up the front, left of the hill, otherwise OK

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

No records for this site

Hang Gliding

Open Distance XC
Distance :	43.3km
Max Height :	3400ft
Date :	Unknown
Pilot :	Unknown