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Murton Pike

Site · 526 m takeoff

Overview

Murton Pike is a flying site in Lake District — Pennines - East of Appleby with a recorded launch elevation of 526 m. No launch directions are recorded yet.

Local clubs

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Murton Pike 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

  • MME Teesside International Airport64 km
  • NCL Newcastle International Airport67 km
  • LBA Leeds Bradford Airport95 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Murton Pike; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

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

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Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Murton Pike?

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 Cumbria Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.