Some very long PG XC flights have been done from here in NW post cold frontal conditions (make sure you take air map info) for when you get close to Edinburgh / Glasgow

There are two commonly used take offs. The usual one is reached by walking downhill from the top of the chairlift in a Northerly direction to a small knoll with a steep NW face called Sgur Finisg-aig In high pressure or light conditions, pilots may prefer to walk uphill and then to the right (in a general sw direction) to reach a spur with a good west facing aspect. Aonach Mor looks out over Fort William and the Great Glen. The UK's only mountain gondola takes you to 650m above sea level. Then a ten-minute walk takes you to the main paragliding take-off of Sgurr Finnisg-aig. This is a site for the more experienced as the launch is steep and landing zones are restricted and committing. Once in the air, hooking into the house thermal above the forest and quarry will hoist you up over Ben Nevis, Britain's highest summit at 1344m. Both takeoffs are shown as viewpoints here http://streetmap.co.uk/new... As this is a big xc site landings away from this site are the most common. Landing at the bottom is ok but can be a bit much for inexperienced pilots despite the large area of ski car park under certain conditions. Strong sea breezes (westerly or south westerly) may develop in mid to late afternoon and be in a different direction to the high level met wind causing wind shear. Large trees surround the car park and can cause mechanical turbulence in these conditions. World Cup Mountain Bike events and other large mountain bike events sometimes fill the car park so that it is impossible to land safely. In this case you should go elsewhere to take off. Info from here http://www.nevisrange.co.u... Aonach Mor Gondola car park is located about 5km north east of Fort William and is 2km up a side road off the A82 Fort William is about 3.5 hours drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow or about 1.5 hours from Inverness