COX TOR      NNW - NNE        SSE - SSW       WSW - NW

Sheet 191      Grid SX  530 766   Site Officer      John Owen-Jones

Suitability   Hang Glider    Club Pilot with advice
Suitability   Paraglider      Club Pilot  

Dimensions
300 metres by 1500 metres.

HG - This site can be rough at any time, but especially in strong winds - 22mph or greater. Modern Hang gliders are difficult to land on the west face.  

Rigging
Generally good.

Top Landing    
Good

Take Off        
Good, but beware large boulders.

Bottom landing
Good , but beware boulders.

Hazards
Beware of boulders especially hidden by fern growth. Essentially a bowl shaped hill, so modifying the wind direction. 

Local Flying
Tor is not very steep, so dynamic lift is limited. 

XC Flying

Excellent potential. But read the Safety Warnings if crossing Dartmoor. The west face is best for XC, allowing the road across the moor to be followed to Two Bridges, Dartmeet, Ashburton and beyond. XC from the north face quickly meets the sea. The northwest corner is rocky and difficult. The south face is quite shallow, making soaring difficult, but good for training.  

Nearest Telephone     Tavistock and Princetown. 

Nearest Hospital     Tavistock      Telephone: 

Directions

Leave Tavistock road on the B3357 toward Princetown. For the west and north faces, as the road leaves the fields on the steep part of the hill, turn left and pass a barn which is just visible from the main road. Follow the road for about  400 metres to the Westerly site, or a mile for the northerly site.
The Southerly site is used for training, parking at the top of the hill on the main road, in the car park on the right.

Parking
Do not park more than 15 metres from the road or track.