Sandbed Gill Trail, Dodd Wood
1.5 miles (2.4 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Dodd Wood car park, Keswick. Under an hour, easy.
Start: NY 235 282, 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 114 m of climbing and 122 m of descent; highest point 196 m.
Facts
- Code
- NW 1196
- Distance
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- 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 196 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Mirehouse (S bound), 110 m from the start. Directions NY 234 281Dodd Wood by Rose Cottage, 750 m from the start. Directions NY 234 275Long Side Plantation (S bound), 950 m from the start. Directions NY 234 291
- Car parks
- Dodd Wood car park (pay), 220 m from the start. Directions NY 234 280Car park (free), 980 m from the start. Directions NY 234 292
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
- The Old Sawmill Tearoom, Little Crosthwaite: at the start and finish. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Connecting routes
- NW 1151Douglas Fir TrailShares 0.3 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Little Crosthwaite. This route starts and finishes on it at Dodd Wood car park.
- NW 1060Dodd Summit TrailStarts and finishes on this route at Little Crosthwaite. This route starts and finishes on it at Dodd Wood car park.
- NW 1118Skill Beck TrailStarts and finishes on this route at Little Crosthwaite. This route starts and finishes on it at Dodd Wood car park.
Walks nearby
- NW 1191Wow Trail, Whinlatter Forest4.5 miles. Starts 2.2 miles away
- NW 1200Masmill Beck Trail, Whinlatter Forest1.3 miles, circular. Starts 2.5 miles away
- NW 1195Heavy Sides Trail, Whinlatter Forest1.5 miles. Starts 2.5 miles away
- NW 1057Seat How Summit Trail3.5 miles, one way. Starts 2.5 miles away
- NW 1198Words in the Woods Trail, Whinlatter Forest1.5 miles, circular. Starts 2.6 miles away
- NW 1147Two Gills Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 2.7 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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