Great Langdale

Overview

Great Langdale is a hill site in Lake District — Central Lakes - West of Ambleside with a recorded launch elevation of 520 m. It works best in southerly and 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 Great Langdale; 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.

• Ambleside9 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Windermere15 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Bowness-on-Windermere15 km awayBooking.comAirbnb

Things to do

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

• Stickle Tarn, LangdaleOutdoors · 0.7 km awayUpland lake in Cumbria, England
• Great LangdaleOutdoors · 1.5 km awayValley in Cumbria, England
• Easedale TarnOutdoors · 2.9 km awayLake in Cumbria, England
• Slater's BridgeCulture · 4.6 km awayPackhorse bridge which crosses the River Brathay in Cumbria, England
• Elterwater BridgeCulture · 4.7 km awayBridge at Elterwater, England
• St Oswald's Church, GrasmereCulture · 5.2 km awayChurch in Cumbria, England
• Grasmere (lake)Outdoors · 5.3 km awayLake in Cumbria, England

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

• Wrynose Pass4 km S · Faces EWorks in other winds
• Coniston Old Man9 km S · Faces NE–SEWorks in other winds
• Buttermere Moss14 km NW
• Clough Head17 km NPossible XC from here on a S day, 17 km downwind
• Bleansley19 km SW
• Corney Fell20 km SW
• Swinside21 km NW
• Barton Fell23 km NE · Faces NWPossible XC from here on a SW day, 23 km downwindWorks in other winds

Pilot notes