Hutton Lowcross Trail, Guisborough Forest
3.7 miles (6 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Guisborough Forest and Walkway Visitor Centre, Pinchinthorpe. About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: NZ 585 152, and finish. 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 214 m of climbing and 210 m of descent; highest point 246 m.
Facts
- Code
- NE 1129
- Distance
- 3.7 miles (6 km). We measure 4.4 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- North East
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Total ascent
- About 214 m. Highest point 246 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Forest, 180 m from the start. Directions NZ 584 153Blind Lane, 360 m from the start. Directions NZ 584 155Bus stop, 780 m from the start. Directions NZ 592 154
- Car parks
- Pinchinthorpe Car Park, 140 m from the start. Directions NZ 584 153Car park, 890 m from the start. Directions NZ 590 159
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 70 m in a kilometre (1 in 14), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Café
- Purple Mountain Cafe, Pinchinthorpe: at the start and finish.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Connecting routes
- NE 1006Tees LinkShares 1.1 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Guisborough Forest and Walkway Visitor Centre.
Walks nearby
- NE 1120Roseberry Topping from Newton under Roseberry2 miles. Starts 1.8 miles away
- NE 1012Cleveland Street9 miles, one way. Starts 2 miles away
- YH 1421Roseberry Topping and Cook's Monument7.2 miles, circular. Starts 2.8 miles away
- YH 1440Warren Moor Mine from Kildale3.3 miles. Starts 3.7 miles away
- YH 1415Ingleby Incline Walk9.3 miles, circular. Starts 5 miles away
- YH 1437Miles without Stiles: Ingleby Incline3.6 miles. Starts 5 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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