Brant Side

Overview

Brant Side is a hill site in Yorkshire Dales with a recorded launch elevation of 493 m. It works best in south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

Local clubs

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Brant Side; 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.

• Hawes10 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Sedbergh13 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Kirkby Lonsdale18 km awayBooking.comAirbnb

Things to do

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

• Great Knoutberry HillOutdoors · 1.2 km awayMountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England
• St John the Evangelist's Church, CowgillCulture · 2 km awayChurch in Cumbria, England
• Newby HeadOutdoors · 3.3 km awayUpland pass in Yorkshire, England
• SnaizeholmeOutdoors · 5.2 km awayValley in the Yorkshire Dales, England
• Deepdale, CumbriaOutdoors · 5.8 km awayValley in England
• Baugh FellOutdoors · 6 km awayLarge, flat-topped hill in the northern Pennines of England
• WhernsideOutdoors · 6.6 km awayMountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England
• Dodd Fell HillOutdoors · 6.8 km awayHill in the Yorkshire Dales, England

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

• Dodd Fell6 km SE · Faces W–NWWorks in other winds
• Whernside7 km SW · Faces E–SEWorks in other winds
• Wether Fell9 km E
• Barkin Fell10 km W · Faces SEWorks in other winds
• Stags Fell11 km NE · Faces S–SWWorks in other winds
• Semer Water13 km E · Faces SEWorks in other winds
• Cow Close18 km SE · Faces NEWorks in other winds
• Whitestones18 km NW · Faces SW–WWorks in other winds

Pilot notes