Skip to content
fickle sports
Map

Hedley

S to SW facing ridge site · 1,420 m takeoff · 895 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Hedley is a mountain site in Canada with a recorded launch elevation of 1,420 m. It works best in southerly and south-westerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Hedley are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

  • Strong weather systems, valley winds, venturi effects, and strong thermals can make this an unforgiving site. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • YYF Penticton Airport34 km
  • YLW Kelowna International Airport82 km
  • YKA Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport153 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Hedley; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Hedley.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

See them on the map

Pilot notes

No notes yet. Flown Hedley? Tell the next pilot what to expect.

Flying Hedley?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

Read the paragliding weather guide