Details last updated:

2020-06-01

Site Owner / Negotiator

LLSC / OPC

Site Contact

Special Rules:

Site History:

Previously the main Ochils Paragliding Club site with 4 X 4 access both sadly now no longer existing.

Altitiude at Launch:

1250

Height top to bottom:

1200

Airspace:

Scottish TMA at 4000 feet

National Grid Reference:

NS 856 979

Wind Direction:

South best but also possible in SSE or SSW

Brief Site Description:

Small grassy launch above a steep face.

How to get there:

Head for the village of Menstrie.

Restricted Areas:

Parking Notes:

Park at the top of School Lane near to junction with Ochil Road NS851970.

Landowners:

CANP

Launch Notes:

Track up the hill clearly visible from the parking place. This is a public footpath.Follow up until a short steep hike brings you to the first launch spot Little Myreton. There is a second launch spot known as big Myreton 40m higher. Little Myreton is best in a SSW wind and Big Myreton in a SSE.

XC Tips:

In SW wind the jump across to Craigleith is straightforward. In a SE wind the route to Dumayat is also straightforward.,

Top Landing Notes:

Bottom Landing Notes:

Land in any of the large fields at the base of the hills clear of livestock. Confident pilots can land on the playing fields in Menstrie.

Hazards:

Care needed if the wind goes west due to rotor from Dumyat.