Heavy Sides Trail, Whinlatter Forest
1.5 miles (2.4 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NY 222 244. Finish: NY 222 244. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 114 m of climbing and 114 m of descent; highest point 303 m.
Facts
- Code
- NW 1195
- Distance
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- North West
- County
- Cumbria
- Total ascent
- About 114 m. Highest point 303 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- Noble Knott Car Park (free), 20 m from the start. Directions NY 222 244Car park (free), 50 m from the start. Directions NY 222 244Car park (free), 160 m from the start. Directions NY 224 243
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Galleries (S bound), 1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 92 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 0.2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- NW 1200Masmill Beck Trail, Whinlatter ForestShares 0.9 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Noble Knott car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Noble Knott car park.
- NW 1198Words in the Woods Trail, Whinlatter ForestShares 0.6 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Whinlatter Forest. This route starts and finishes on it at Noble Knott car park.
Walks nearby
- NW 1089Force Crag Mine Accessible Trail2.3 miles, there and back. Starts 0.5 miles away
- NW 1191Wow Trail, Whinlatter Forest4.5 miles. Starts 0.6 miles away
- NW 1147Two Gills Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 0.7 miles away
- NW 1201Revelin Moss Trail, Whinlatter Forest1 mile. Starts 0.9 miles away
- NW 1124Comb Beck Trail1.8 miles, circular. Starts 0.9 miles away
- NW 1057Seat How Summit Trail3.5 miles, one way. Starts 1.2 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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