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East Hill

South-east-facing ridge site · 214 m takeoff

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Overview

East Hill is a hill site in UK with a recorded launch elevation of 214 m. It works best in south-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • A safe site to fly for hangglidng & paragliding, generally a sea breeze type of site XC's have been achieved in the right conditions. The very large grassed landng areas make you feel very relaxed when flying this site. Source: ParaglidingEarth

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When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for East Hill 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

  • NCL Newcastle International Airport48 km
  • EDI Edinburgh Airport106 km
  • MME Teesside International Airport109 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to East Hill; 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 East Hill.

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

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying East Hill?

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 Northumbria Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

Read the paragliding weather guide