Coniston Old Man

Overview

Coniston Old Man is a flying site in Lake District — South West Lakes - Coniston with a recorded launch elevation of 722 m. It works best in north-easterly, easterly and south-easterly winds.

• initialy imported from International Leonardo Source: ParaglidingEarth

Local clubs

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Coniston Old Man; 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.

• Broughton in Furness12 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Ambleside13 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Bowness-on-Windermere13 km awayBooking.comAirbnb

Things to do

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

• Goat's WaterOutdoors · 0.7 km awayLake in Cumbria, England
• Ashgill QuarryOutdoors · 0.8 km awayProtected area in Cumbria, England
• Levers WaterOutdoors · 1.9 km awayLake in Cumbria, England
• Ruskin MuseumCulture · 2.9 km awayMuseum in Cumbria, England
• Coniston HallCulture · 3.4 km awayHistoric site in Cumbria, England
• St Luke's Church, TorverCulture · 3.6 km awayChurch in Cumbria, England
• Coniston WaterOutdoors · 4.1 km awayLake in Cumbria, England
• Birks BridgeCulture · 4.2 km awayStone bridge in Cumbria, England

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

• Wrynose Pass6 km N · Faces E
• Great Langdale9 km N · Faces S–SWWorks in other winds
• Bleansley11 km SW
• Corney Fell14 km W
• Ellerside19 km SE · Faces WWorks in other winds
• Buttermere Moss21 km NWPossible XC from here on a SE day, 21 km downwind
• Whitbarrow Scar22 km SE · Faces SE, SWWorks in other winds
• Brigsteer23 km E · Faces SW–WWorks in other winds

Pilot notes