Paragliders at the Blorenge, Abergavenny

On our circuit of the Blorenge near Abergavenny we came upon a group of paragliders lining up to take off. They seemed to be waiting for just the right updraft. When it arrived they walked into the wind which inflated their wing. A few steps forward made everything taut and with that they ran of the mountain and into space, flying over or around the town of Abergavenny some 1400 feet below.

 We saw one paraglider carrying two people. The preferred landing space for most seems to have been Castle Meadows and a nearby field.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2

Abergavenny seen from The Blorenge

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The Blorenge is a summit at the south-eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is one of the most accessible peaks in the Park, with a minor road zig-zagging past the high-points. The area around the top gives fine views of the town of Abergavenny, the summit called The Skirrid and the distant Severn estuary. There is something satisfying about looking down on a town from above, trying to correlate what you know from ground-level with the very different experience of seeing it from on high.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2