Quick facts
- Wind direction
- WNW – N
- Take-off height
- 700 ft amsl (215 m)
- Height top-to-bottom
- 500 ft (152 m)
- Pilot rating
- CP+
- Unsupervised
- Top and slope landing tasks signed off
- Airspace
- 4,500 ft QNH to the north; 5,500 ft QNH overhead & south
- OS grid ref
- TQ 258 111
- Nearest town
- 5 miles NW of Brighton
- Car park postcode
- BN1 8YL
- Nearest A&E
- Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE (~5 miles)
About this site
Devil's Dyke is the club's busiest and most famous site — a civilised pub, sweeping views to the Weald, and reliable ridge soaring 5 miles NW of Brighton. The site is a half-mile NW ridge leading to a north-facing bowl with a NE spur, followed by a 2-mile north ridge (a series of bowls) running to Truleigh Hill. On busy days, consider Firle or Ditchling as alternatives to avoid congestion.
Site rules
Modeller's bowl: the steep, wooded bowl north of the pub (immediately to the right of the main take-off area) is for model fliers only — not to be over-flown below 250 ft agl (950 ft amsl).
The paddock — from the earthworks to the fence immediately west of the Pub — is essentially for the use of hang gliders, and is to be kept clear of paraglider traffic as far as is reasonably possible.
There is a risk of collision if a paraglider inflates in front of a hang glider performing a launch run, or flying out from an overshot top-landing. PGs must not be inflated in or below the paddock unless their pilots can determine with total certainty that no hang gliders are present. It is not possible to see launching hang gliders from low down the paddock or on the slope without first walking up to a position above the brow of the hill, or asking another pilot to check for them. If the red windsock is flying, paragliders must not inflate here under any circumstances.