Scotland
Ben Wyvis
From the car park at Garbat follow a newly built path which leads up the Allt a' Bhealaich Mhoir through mixed woodland. After a couple of kilometers, the path opens up and a sign marking the entrance to the Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve is reached. From this point the path becomes much steeper as it zig zags up the hillside to the top of An Cabar, (946m) which forms the south western end of the Ben Wyvis summit plateau. There are plenty of areas from which to take off here. Note: the most commonly used take off faces NW, but it is also possible to walk eastwards a little way across the su
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Before you goBen Wyvis is in the Highland Restricted Area (HRA) and midweek flying is subject to strict restrictions.
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Parking can be found at Garbat which is just beyond Garve when traveling north on the A835 Tore to Ullapool Road. From the car-park a well marked trail leads up through woods to the prominent top of An Cabar.
It’s worth paying attention to the wind of the surface of Loch Garve when en route to Ben Wyvis. An indication of anything more than a very light breeze on the surface of the loch will usually mean that it’s going to be too windy high up to fly. If conditions are strong, do not be tempted to launch from lower down the face as this is not a hillside to be p
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