Cowling & Sutton Pinnacles
Last edited on: 26 May 2023
Important information
Do not overfly or land behind the takeoff area / behind the wall and beware of horses at the west end.
Status
Open
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Sites officer
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Location
Lat, long: 53.882817, -2.021953
OS grid reference: SD 988 430
Wind direction
NNW (330 – 010)
Height
1155’ (350m) AMSL, 245’ (75m) Top to Bottom
Grade of pilot
HG - advanced, soaring only
PG - CP +15hrs
Parking
At the side of the road that ascends the face of the hill diagonally from Cowling, or to the rear of the hill one (boggy) field away from the Cowling Pinnacle end. This is reached by turning right at the first crossroads after ascending the hill by road.
Reference
Through the quarry at the top of the road then over the stile by the tower on to the grassy area, or by the boggy footpath from the road to the Cowling Pinnacle end.
Capacity
In lighter winds the lift band is rather narrow.
Hazards
Pinnacles! Unfenced area below the hill is strewn with boulders. No negotiated or tested bottom landing fields. Top landings tight at tower end and rotors at Pinnacle end. 360’s around the tower are dangerous.
Rules
Pilots and spectators should not climb up the face from the walled road but use the proper footpath along the ridge.
DO NOT CLIMB WALLS. FOLLOW THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE.
Comments
There have been problems with the occupier of the land behind the take off area – do not overfly or land there and beware of horses.
Land owner
Contact via Sites Officer
Nearest landline/mobile phone coverage
At Cowling.