Location

Central Lakes - W of Ambleside

Details

A stunningly spectacular site with the bonus of a road to the top (a short walk up may be necessary in lighter winds). Can be turbulent in strong winds if not a due easterly. A good site to begin exploring the Coniston and Langdale fells.

Site Officer

Burkitt Rudd : 07811 642533

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

LA22 9PE

Fell Foot Farm, where the windsock is kept. You need to go here first, don't you?

Getting There

Approach from the south west via the Dunnerdale valley or from the east via Little Langdale.

Getting to takeoff

Take off can be just in front of the parking area or via a short walk 200' / 80m higher on the ridge to the north.

XC potential

Limited to the west but good potential to use as a starting point to explore the Coniston or Langdale fells when conditions allow.

Permission to use site

Fell Foot Farm.

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

Ask at Fell Foot before flying. Only the first pilots of the day need make contact with the farmer for permission. No dogs!

The farmer has asked us to keep well clear of hay and silage fields. This shouldn't be a problem as most flights end above the intake wall.

Paragliding

Beware penetration problems over the higher peaks. Land in the rough pasture 700'/ 225m below T.O. or on the fell side.

Hang Gliding

In light winds it is usual to carry to the higher take-off.

Additional Safety Notes

The site ecomes increasingly turbulent if wind goes more than 20 degrees off the hill. Beware of this as it has caught pilots out and has resulted in accidents. Also be vigilent for the sea-breeze that can come in over the back!

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 - Take Off		Birkitt Rudd - 15 May 2008
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 general view of the Wrynose Pass area. The road over the pass can be seen clearly on the right hand site with the summit about a quarter of a way up the picture. Coniston Water can be seen in the top left and the Old Man of Coniston is above Levers Water. The Wrynose Pass road leads down into Little Langdale.

Looking down from take off into Little Langdale with Litte Langdale tran visible. Fell Foot Farm can be seen between the tran and take off. You can see why the site works best in a easterly direction only.

From Little Horse Crags looking over to the summit of Wrynose Pass. Swirl Howe is in the background.

 

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 :	25.3km
Date :	03/05/2007
Pilot :	Mike Cavanagh
Notes :	Take off on south side flew into the Langdales and north to Thunacar and Grasmere before returning. The following day Team Ozone ticked off another set of 25km triangles - not bad for a quick return visit to the Lakes
Turnpoint Flight
Distance :	47.6km
Date :	15/05/2008
Pilot :	Burkitt Rudd
Notes :	Took off by the bridge flew forward to Elterwater then back along the Langdale valley to Harrison Stickle then over the back towards Maryport finally turning south with the sea Breeze to Land at Harker Marsh (NY059345) Glider :Gradient Avax SR7 Duration 2 hours 49 mins

Hang Gliding

No records for this site