NW 1201

Revelin Moss Trail, Whinlatter Forest

1 mile (1.6 km). Under an hour, easy.

Start: NY 209 242. Finish: NY 209 242. 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

Almost flat: about 44 m of climbing and 44 m of descent; highest point 349 m.

Bus stop: Visitors Centre, 310 m from the start. Directions NY 207 244
Car parks: Revelin Moss, 30 m from the start. Directions NY 209 242Car park (pay), 320 m from the start. Directions NY 207 245

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.

Steepest climb: about 42 m in a kilometre (1 in 24), from the start.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

Café: Cafe Ambio, Thornthwaite: 0.9 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Dogs on leads, step-free.

As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.

Walked it? Log it

NW 1124Comb Beck Trail1.8 miles, circular. Starts 0.2 miles away
NW 1147Two Gills Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 0.3 miles away
NW 1198Words in the Woods Trail, Whinlatter Forest1.5 miles, circular. Starts 0.7 miles away
NW 1191Wow Trail, Whinlatter Forest4.5 miles. Starts 0.7 miles away
NW 1057Seat How Summit Trail3.5 miles, one way. Starts 0.8 miles away
NW 1195Heavy Sides Trail, Whinlatter Forest1.5 miles. Starts 0.9 miles away

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

Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.