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TomTom Points of Information Sites Guide

The TomTom UK Hang Gliding Sites Point of Interest (POI) database is very much a work in progress. The information contained in the database has been obtained from public information posted on hang gliding and paragliding club websites and from my own personal knowledge. The database is not intended as an actual sites guide or as an indication that a site is available to fly.

Flying sites are controlled and operated by local flying clubs and as such you must contact the appropriate club before flying. A number of sites are very sensitive and have required long hard negations to gain access and agreements to fly them. It only takes a minority of one to ruin these efforts and prevent future flying, so please respect the rules and guidelines of the controlling club.

UK Hang Gliding POI

To download the UK hang gliding sites guide, please click the link below. The file is a ZIP file that contains two files; The ov2 file and a bmp file. The ov2 contains the actual POI data used by TomTom and the bmp file containts the icon displayed on your TomTom map overlay (feel free to customise this if you wish).

Sites POI DOWNLOAD - Hang Gliding Sites POI
UK hang gliding sites TomTom POI (points of interest) database. For use with TomTom navigation systems!
Last Updated: 15 December 2015

To install on your TomTom, first un-zip the files then copy the files to the location described in your respective TomTom user-manual.

Abbreviations

Where possible I have tried to enter as much useful information for the respective POI. The following abbreviations are used:

(TO)    Takeoff
(BL)    Bottom Landing
(BL!)   Emergency Bottom Landing
(TOW)   Tow field (e.g. Winching)
(ATOW)  Aerotow Site
[N]     Indication of the optimum wind direction for the site e.g. N=North		
		

For example; the Devil's Dyke Takeoff which takes a NW as it's best direction would be formatted as:

Devil's Dyke (TO) [NW]

POI Sites

The table below shows the sites currently listed in the POI database.

SiteLatitudeLongitudeClub
Abertysswg (TO) [W-NW]51.74685-3.24505
Bache Hill (BL)52.25973-3.13997The Long Mynd Soaring Club
Bache Hill (TO) [SE-S]52.265-3.15337The Long Mynd Soaring Club
Beachy Head (BL)50.740360.25899The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Beachy Head (TO) [SE]50.739550.25307The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Bell Hill (BL)50.8815-2.29287
Bell Hill (BL)50.8792-2.2932
Bell Hill (BL)50.88054-2.29582
Bell Hill (TO) [NW]50.87639-2.28975
Blorenge (TO) [NE]51.80482-3.05364
Bo Peep (BL)50.827740.12946The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Bo Peep (TO) [NE]50.824930.12196The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Buster Hill (BL) [S]50.96986-0.97882Sky Surfing Club
Buster Hill (TO) [S]50.97537-0.97685Sky Surfing Club
Caburn (BL)50.857260.05615The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Caburn (TO) [SW]50.86090.05107The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Chalton (BL)50.93186-0.95219Sky Surfing Club
Chalton (TO) [E]50.92992-0.95671Sky Surfing Club
Combe Gibbet (BL)51.36256-1.4782
Combe Gibbet (TO) [N]51.3586-1.48144
Corndon Hill (BL)52.56621-3.02433The Long Mynd Soaring Club
Corndon Hill (TO) [N-NE]52.56621-3.02433The Long Mynd Soaring Club
Corton (TO) [E]52.503531.75165Suffolk Costal Floaters Hang Gliding Club
Corton Denham (BL!)51.00528-2.52634Suffolk Costal Floaters Hang Gliding Club
Corton Denham (TO) [SW]51.00798-2.52336Suffolk Costal Floaters Hang Gliding Club
Coward's Bowl, Mere (BL)51.1074-2.27857
Coward's Bowl. Mere (TO) [SW]51.10944-2.27722
Devil's Dyke (BL)50.8899-0.21797The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Devil's Dyke (TO) [NW]50.88496-0.2135The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Elan Valley (BL) [SW]52.32957-3.61045
Elan Valley (TO) [SW]52.33384-3.60094
Fairbourne52.68556-4.05389
Firle (BL)50.837810.08061The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Firle (TO) [N]50.834350.08514The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Hill Farm (TOW)52.680280.79944
Kimmeridge (BL)50.61315-2.11648
Kimmeridge (TO) [SW]50.6156-2.10605
Llangollen (BL)52.95816-3.15039North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
Llangollen (TO) [NW]52.95207-3.15042North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
Long Mynd (TO) [W]52.52178-2.88022
Mendlesham Airfield (TOW)52.229671.12863Suffolk Costal Floaters Hang Gliding Club
Mercury (TO) [E]50.9751-1.03967Sky Surfing Club
Metfield Airfield (TOW)52.361711.38259Suffolk Costal Floaters Hang Gliding Club
Milk Hill (BL)51.37763-1.86178
Milk Hill (TO) [S-W]51.37944-1.85787
Mundesley (TO) [NE]52.887571.41878
Newhaven (BL)50.780520.05146The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Newhaven (TO) [S]50.78230.04957The Southern Hang Gliding Club
Pandy (BL)51.9028-2.97071
Pandy (TO) [ENE]51.90499-2.99276
Perran Sands (BL)50.36131-5.15058
Perran Sands (TO) [W]50.36123-5.14804
Putsborough (BL)51.14532-4.2245North Devon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
Putsborough (TO) [N]51.14378-4.22851North Devon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
Rifle Range, Mere (BL)51.10532-2.27066
Rifle Range, Mere (TO) [S]51.10863-2.2711
Rybury (BL)51.37138-1.88441
Rybury (TO) [NW-SW]51.37261-1.87961
Sarn (TO) [NNW]52.50237-3.14167
Swanborough (BL)50.8496-0.01391
Swanborough (TO) [E]50.84432-0.02442
Tan Hill (TO) [S]51.38035-1.87918
West Runton (TO) [N]52.941381.2478
Westbury (TO) [NW]51.26257-2.14696
Woolacombe (BL)51.15997-4.21189North Devon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
Woolacombe (TO) [W]51.15919-4.20549North Devon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
Y Gamriw (TO)52.24111-3.54278

By downloading the POI database you agree that it's given in good faith and that I cannot be held liable for any mistakes in the database or any personal injuries you may encounter through any use of the database (this includes crashing your car!).


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