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Take-off – Double Craigs / Stronend (W face)
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 56.0732, -4.2019
- Altitude
- 495 m
- Region
- Stirling, GB
- Landing
- 1.8 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Grassy fields as marked, or nearby
Getting there
In Fintry take the road to Culcreuch Castle hotel. Park at the small loch or ask to park in the hotel car park. Follow the track on the right from the car park for about one kilometer. 50m after some fallen boulders take the fainter track on the right up the hill.
Weather
This can be a turbulent site in strong conditions and best avoided.
Rules / airspace
Sensitive site - Check OPC website during lambing [March to May] - Airspace restrictions: D above 3000' (910m) - Soaring site ONLY - Glasgow CTR within 1.5km SW of face.
Comments
Best in a southwesterly. Double Crags can be flown in a southerly.
Take-off parkingView on map ↗