Whitcliffe Loop, Mortimer Forest
2 miles (3.2 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Whitcliffe car park, Wigmore Road. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SO 494 739, 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 136 m of climbing and 136 m of descent; highest point 291 m.
Facts
- Code
- WM 1337
- Distance
- 2 miles (3.2 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- West Midlands
- Counties
- Herefordshire, Shropshire
- Total ascent
- About 136 m. Highest point 291 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Ludlow Mill Street, 1.6 km away (Directions); Ludlow station, 2.1 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 100%.
Almost all off road.
No stiles recorded.
Steepest climb: about 89 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 1.3 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 1 mile of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Whitcliffe car park.
- WM 1332Climbing Jack Trail, Mortimer ForestShares 1.9 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Whitcliffe car park.
Walks nearby
- WM 1338Black Pool Loop, Mortimer Forest1.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 miles away
- WM 1341Vinnalls Easy Access Trail, Mortimer Forest1 mile, circular. Starts 1.4 miles away
- WM 1334Vinnalls Loop, Mortimer Forest3 miles, circular. Starts 1.4 miles away
- WM 1180Croft Ambrey Walk3 miles, circular. Starts 5.6 miles away
- WM 1232Fishpool Valley Walk1.5 miles, circular. Starts 5.6 miles away
- WM 1133Highwood and Fishpool Walk3 miles, circular. Starts 5.6 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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