Coal Pit Road

near Bolton, Greater Manchester

This slope does not have any ownership or flying permission details stored. If you are visiting the slope, please make yourself known to local pilots and exercise caution.
Suitable for Winds: SSE, S, SSW
Near: Bolton, Greater Manchester

This site favours winds from the South. A large flat area to the rear seemingly allows for relatively straight forward landings, however this is complicated by a low fence. The slope itself is relatively short.

Access to the rear field when your landing falls short requires a time consuming walk back to the entrance gate. The Sheep seem friendly enough though.




Access

Parking is limited to the side of the relatively narrow Coal Pit Road. Although there is a shallow parking/passing area directly opposite the public footpath entrance, which can provide parking for a small number of cars.

Once parked, there is a public footpath up the hill which provides straightforward access. Once at the "top" turn towards the right and follow the path round and over the gate into the flying field.

5 Day Weather Forecast

Friday29th Mar

Saturday30th Mar

Sunday31st Mar

Monday1st Apr

Tuesday2nd Apr

00:00

18mph WSW

Rain: 58%

7mph S

Rain: 0%

7mph E

Rain: 1%

9mph ENE

Rain: 4%

4mph N

Rain: 10%

03:00

2mph SW

Rain: 1%

7mph S

Rain: 16%

7mph E

Rain: 1%

9mph ENE

Rain: 8%

4mph ESE

Rain: 6%

06:00

4mph SSE

Rain: 5%

4mph SSE

Rain: 16%

7mph E

Rain: 1%

9mph NE

Rain: 6%

4mph SSE

Rain: 10%

09:00

4mph SSE

Rain: 18%

4mph SSE

Rain: 4%

9mph E

Rain: 1%

9mph NE

Rain: 5%

7mph SE

Rain: 6%

12:00

9mph S

Rain: 15%

7mph S

Rain: 6%

11mph ESE

Rain: 2%

9mph NE

Rain: 10%

7mph SSW

Rain: 10%

15:00

11mph S

Rain: 52%

7mph SSE

Rain: 7%

9mph ESE

Rain: 8%

7mph ESE

Rain: 12%

7mph SSW

Rain: 16%

18:00

9mph SSW

Rain: 82%

4mph SE

Rain: 1%

9mph E

Rain: 7%

7mph ENE

Rain: 9%

9mph N

Rain: 48%

21:00

9mph S

Rain: 9%

4mph E

Rain: 1%

9mph ENE

Rain: 2%

7mph NNW

Rain: 8%

9mph ESE

Rain: 9%