Whinlatter Forest
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There’s mountains of walking trails here at Whinlatter Forest. With unrivalled views across the Lakes, we’ve got miles150 of surfaced trails and tracks for you to explore. 200 250 300 350 400 450 Walking trails 450 500 500 Trail information 550 Barf 100 600 Bassenthwaite Lord’s Lake Seat Starting from the Visitor Centre Starting from Revelin 29 21 Moss car park 23 Two Gills Trail • • • 5 Grade: moderate Revelin Moss Trail • • • 100 2.8km (1.75 miles) Allow 1½ hours 30 Aiken Beck Grade: easy 7 The spectacular views along this trail make 1.6km (1 mile) Allow 1 hour A66 it very popular and it largely follows the The mighty Grisedale Pike towers above 500 Ullister Spout Force 28 27 forest road network so it’s not difficult to Revelin Moss and gives a dramatic backdrop 24 Hill 600 8 Waterfall 18 negotiate. It crosses both Black Gill and to some of the easiest walking in the 550 Beckstones Plantation Comb Gill as they flow down the mountain forest. Revelin Moss is home to the famous 200 150 500 C 450 250 300 350 400 o m slopes to Bassenthwaite Lake below. Trail O, a permanent orienteering course 450 53 W b Darling 350 Scawgill G 54 which is accessible to all. Maps for Trail i h l 500 How l Bridge Cockermouth 26 i Comb Beck Trail • • • O are available from the Visitor Centre. n Seat 9 Thornthwaite How Grade: moderate Tarbarrel l 3 2.8km (1.75 miles) Allow 1½ hours Starting from Noble a 450 W D Moss Spout Force Lorton r Staying mainly off forest roads, this trail i l y Knott car park l y c b l 10 Car Park Fells 450 o r t f a f 1 winds through glades and beside streams g G 550 i 11 G ll i t 400 and landscape features. As the trail l Noble Knott l 350 450 ck Gill 500 Bla follows Comb Gill, keep a look out for the Heavy Sides Trail • • • 500 ck e 400 e 300 B b 250 ancient sheepfold and disused dam, which Grade: moderate m 350 o 200 r C once provided a source of power for the 2.5km (1.5 miles) Allow 1½ hours Whinlatter 13 mines deep in the mountain below. This trail is one of contrasts. The start H 600 Top Horsebox o 2 takes you through some of the mighty Crossroads 150 bc 14 ar 550 55 12 to Hallgarth n 200 Seat How Summit Trail • • • oak trees typical of the lower slopes of the G Ponds il 500 l Whinlatter Visitor Centre Grade: strenuous forest adjacent to Masmill Beck. The trail 38 450 17 Private 15 Woodland 5.75km (3.5 miles) Allow 3 hours then climbs through coniferous woodland 400 350 100 This circular walk shows you why Whinlatter is traversing the forest boundary along Heavy ass 300 Noble Knott 300 tter P 33 Whinla England’s only true mountain forest. It takes in Sides, before returning to the car park via Hobcarton B5292 37 Masmill spectacular views of both Derwentwater and an area of mature mixed woodland. 300 43 350 Revelin Moss Bassenthwaite Lake, as well as the Skiddaw 36 45 39 400 51 and Helvellyn mountain ranges, which are Noble Knott 46 41 44 350 some of the highest in England. Climbing to Masmill Beck Trail • • • 34 450 49 Braithwaite 500m through forest and heather moorland, Grade: moderate 57 How 150 500 Hospital this trail is one of the treasures of Whinlatter. 2km (1.25 miles) Allow 1 hour 350 550 Plantation 400 The quiet picnic site and car park at 400 Gill 47 300 48 Braithwaite Swinside son 42 Noble Knott is the perfect place to begin der Lord’s Seat and Barf an k S c e Heavy Sides Grade: strenuous this gentle circular route. As it meanders B 100 l l i 52 m 8km (5 miles) Allow 4 hours through the ancient oaks at Noble Knott, s B5292 600 a A66 M Keswick Follow junction markers it eventually finds the forest road and Route to Grisedale Pike This rewarding route crosses the forest returns to the car park taking in some 100 k boundary onto open fell, and gives some fabulous views of Bassenthwaite Lake. l 350 c l i e 450 B G e 300 al breathtaking views of Bassenthwaite Lake and le d 400 a e 450 250 l d o e C 500 56 the surrounding fells. From the Visitor Centre, s i Words in the 550 r 200 G access via junctions 2, 3, 5 and 23 leading 150 Woods Trail • • • to the summit of Lord’s Seat. Return to the Grade: moderate 600 150centre via Barf and junctions 21, 8, 9, 10 or 11. Waymarkers Key 350 Follow the forest code N 2.5km (1.5 miles) Allow 1½ hour 650 Follow this circular trail through mature 200 Grisedale Pike 200 woodland and into newly planted native Forest road 550 400 • Guard against all risks of fire Public Car park Picnic area Grade: strenuous woodland areas. Waymarked posts are bridleway • Protect and respect wildlife, Bridleway 450 5.6km (3.5 miles) Allow 4 hours inset with thoughtful, poetic and sometimes 700 Public footpath Visitor Centre Viewpoint plants and trees Access to Grisedale Pike can be gained Footpath 250 humorous quotes about trees. A guide 750 • Keep dogs under control from various points throughout the leaflet is available from the Visitor Centre. Cyclewise Refreshments 250 • Take your litter home forest. Please ask in the Visitor Centre • Respect the quiet of the forest 0 200 400 600 800 1km Play area 1 Junction marker for advice on planning the best route. Walking Junction Biking • Take only memories away. trail markers trail 0 0.3 miles 0.6 miles.