SE Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Sites Guide

SE Wales Sites Guide

The hills of SE Wales can provide some of the best hang gliding and paragliding in the UK. Please use this sites guide to help you choose the most appropriate flying site for your level of experience and the prevailing conditions.

Suitably experienced visiting pilots are always welcome on our open sites. But, unless otherwise stated in this guide, "Members Only" sites may only be flown by members of the SE Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club Ltd. Club membership is only £22 per year, and you can join on-line now by completing our membership application form.

All UK pilots flying SE Wales sites must be members of the BHPA to ensure that they have adequate third party insurance cover. Visiting pilots from abroad must also be able to demonstrate that they have adequate third party insurance when flying our sites.

Access to SE Wales flying sites is often subject to agreements with graziers, landowners, and farmers, and site rules are often introduced to comply with their requirements. Please help us to maintain access by behaving responsibly, and observing site rules at all times.

Foot Launched Powered Aircraft

Bedlinog is the only SE Wales site where foot launched powered aircraft are permitted, and is a Members Only site. Bedlinog can therefore only be flown by members of the SE Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and members of the Welsh Free Flight Federation.

Pilots of Foot Launched Powered Aircraft (FLPA) should not attempt to take off, soar, or land at any other SE Wales flying site. Most existing site agreements are for "quiet air sports only", and often specifically exclude use of the site by powered aircraft.

Using this Guide

The maps above and below show the approximate location of all flying sites registered by the SE Wales Hang Gliding & Paragliding Club.

To display a detailed guide for a particular flying site, please click the appropriate glider symbol on the map below.
Alternatively you can scroll down to the list of flying sites at the bottom of the page, and click on the name of the site.

 
 
For detailed information about a particular SE Wales flying site, please click on appropriate glider symbol on the map above, or the site name in the table below.

	Site	Wind Direction	Rating HG	Rating PG	Site Ref	Grid Ref	Site Status
1	Abertysswg	W - NW	CP	Pilot	7.053	SO 141 059	Open Site
2	Blaenavon	NNE - ENE	CP	CP	7.055	SO 218 098	Club members only
3	Blorenge	WNW - SE	CP	CP	7.002	SO 275 122	Open Site Castle Meadows is the only bottom landing field.
4	Cwmbran (Fairwater)	ESE - SSE	Pilot	Pilot	7.165	ST 262 954	Club members & WFFF members only
5	Cwmbran (Mountain Air)	SE - S	CP	Pilot	7.166	ST 268 977	Club members & WFFF members only
6	Cwmparc	NNE - ENE	Pilot	Pilot	7.074	SS 932 951	Club members & WFFF members only
7	Ebbw Vale	ENE - E	CP	CP	7.163	SO 170 060	Open Site No bottom landing field
8	Fochriw	WSW - NW	PG Only	CP	7.164	SO 098 048	Club members & WFFF members only
9	Garth Hill	ENE - SSE	CP	Pilot	7.079	ST 113 836	Open Site
10	Hay Bluff	WNW - NNW N - NE	CP	CP	7.005	SO 238 356	Club members only
11	Machen	SE - S NE	Pilot	Pilot	7.090	ST 224 900	Club members & WFFF members only
12	Merthyr	SW - WNW	CP	CP	7.094	SO 078 036	Open Site No bottom landing field. Vehicular access from south only
13	Mynydd Meio	SSW - WSW	CP	CP	7.100	ST 114 883	Open Site
14	Nant-y-Moel	SSW - WSW	Pilot	CP	7.104	SS 944 938	Club members & WFFF members only
15	Pandy	NE - ESE	CP	CP	7.003	SO 318 234	Club members & WFFF members only Park in field before the gate
16	Pontlottyn	NNE - NE	CP	CP	0.000	SO 116 051	Open Site
17	Rhigos	NW - NNE	Pilot	Pilot	7.110	SN 926 031	Open Site
18	Sugar Loaf	SSE - SSW	Pilot	Pilot	7.039	SO 271 166	Club members & WFFF members only
	FLPA Site	Wind Direction	Rating HG	Rating PG	Site Ref	Grid Ref	Site Status
19	Bedlinog	N/A	CP	CP	7.119	SO 101 035	FLPA pilots only Club members & WFFF members only

Late breaking SE Wales sites information may also be available on the following pages:

• Sites Update (Open Sites)
• Club News (Members Only sites)

If you require further advice about a particular site, related to your own level of skill and experience, please contact a Club Coach.
Please report all accidents to the Club Safety & Training Officer and the BHPA.
Please use the following link to download a BHPA Incident Report Form:
BHPA Incident Report Form

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