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Blorenge

NW to E facing site · 531 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

Blorenge is a flying site in SE Wales / Black Mountains with a recorded launch elevation of 531 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly, easterly and north-westerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly winds.

  • Flying: A committed site which can accommodate 30 plus gliders when conditions are good, but less than 5 gliders if conditions deteriorate. The site to go to in light winds. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Local clubs

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Blorenge 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

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • CWL Cardiff International Airport50 km
  • BRS Bristol Airport52 km
  • BHX Birmingham Airport115 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Blorenge; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

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

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

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

extremely tasty

Josh Carey,

Flying Blorenge?

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 South East Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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