Vinnalls Loop, Mortimer Forest
3 miles (4.8 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Vinnalls car park, Wigmore Road. About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: SO 474 731, 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 245 m of climbing and 240 m of descent; highest point 375 m.
Facts
- Code
- WM 1334
- Distance
- 3 miles (4.8 km). We measure 3.6 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
- West Midlands
- County
- Herefordshire
- Total ascent
- About 245 m. Highest point 375 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Vinnalls Car Park (free), 10 m from the start. Directions SO 474 731Car park (free), 50 m from the start. Directions SO 474 731Car park, 620 m from the start. Directions SO 478 735
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Church, 1.9 km away (Directions); Ludlow station, 4.3 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 122 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), starting 0.6 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
- WM 124Mortimer TrailShares 0.8 miles of path with this route.
- WM 1332Climbing Jack Trail, Mortimer ForestShares 2.2 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Vinnalls car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Vinnalls car park.
- WM 1341Vinnalls Easy Access Trail, Mortimer ForestShares 1 mile of path with this route. Starts on this route at Vinnalls car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Vinnalls car park.
Walks nearby
- WM 1337Whitcliffe Loop, Mortimer Forest2 miles, circular. Starts 1.4 miles away
- WM 1338Black Pool Loop, Mortimer Forest1.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.6 miles away
- WM 1180Croft Ambrey Walk3 miles, circular. Starts 4.5 miles away
- WM 1232Fishpool Valley Walk1.5 miles, circular. Starts 4.6 miles away
- WM 1133Highwood and Fishpool Walk3 miles, circular. Starts 4.6 miles away
- WM 1081Pokehouse Wood Walk5.5 miles, circular. Starts 4.8 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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