Words in the Woods Trail, Whinlatter Forest
1.5 miles (2.4 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Whinlatter Forest. Under an hour, easy.
Start: NY 221 242, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry England’s line for this walk is about 1.2 miles of the 1.5 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
About 66 m of climbing and 98 m of descent; highest point 286 m.
Facts
- Code
- NW 1198
- 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 66 m. Highest point 286 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Noble Knott Car Park (free), 250 m from the start. Directions NY 222 244Car park (free), 260 m from the start. Directions NY 222 244Car park (free), 320 m from the start. Directions NY 224 243
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Thornthwaite Road (N bound), 1.2 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 46 m in a kilometre (1 in 22), starting 0.1 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
- NW 1195Heavy Sides Trail, Whinlatter ForestShares 0.6 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Noble Knott car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Whinlatter Forest.
- NW 1200Masmill Beck Trail, Whinlatter ForestShares 0.4 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Noble Knott car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Whinlatter Forest.
Walks nearby
- NW 1089Force Crag Mine Accessible Trail2.3 miles, there and back. Starts 0.5 miles away
- NW 1147Two Gills Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 0.6 miles away
- NW 1191Wow Trail, Whinlatter Forest4.5 miles. Starts 0.7 miles away
- NW 1201Revelin Moss Trail, Whinlatter Forest1 mile. Starts 0.7 miles away
- NW 1124Comb Beck Trail1.8 miles, circular. Starts 0.8 miles away
- NW 1057Seat How Summit Trail3.5 miles, one way. Starts 1.2 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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