Plan your visit
Storm Boelo: Whinlatter Forest closed Sunday 25 October
Due to forecast high winds, Whinlatter Forest will be closed on Sunday to keep visitors, staff and partners safe. We are currently planning to be open on Saturday 24 October subject to any forecast changes.
Unfortunately, this means Sunday's Welcome to Storytime with Gruffalo Granny and Meet the Gruffalo events are cancelled.
Looking for an alternative? Our sister site Grizedale Forest is hosting its very own Gruffalo Granny day on Saturday 24 October.
We hope to open once conditions allow and our ranger team have checked our trails – keep an eye on our socials and website for the latest information before planning your visit.
Forestry operations work
We are working in the north-east of Whinlatter, removing up to 20% of trees in the area to produce timber, create more space for nature and improve forest stability.
To help keep you and our teams safe there are some trail closures and diversions in place – please follow all signage and help us keep you safe and look after this special place and ask our friendly team at the visitor centre for the latest updates.
Open
- Revelin Moss (yellow) walking trail
- Red south bike trail
- 2.5km/4km (brown) running trail
- 5km (turquoise) running trail
Open with small diversion at start (follow signs from visitor centre)
- Room on the Broom activity trail
- Gruffalo trail
- Comb Beck (orange) walking trail
Partially Closed/Diverted
- Wow (teal) walking trail
- Open as a linear route to wildlife hide and viewpoint. Follow diversion signs from Cyclewise past the bungalow.
- Gorse (grey) cycle trail (approx. 4 miles)
- Closed at the start on the North side - follow diversion signs
- Quercus Blue bike trail
- Open as usual with now diversion through Revelin Moss towards the end of the trail.
- 10km (purple) running trail
- Diverted at start - follow diversion signs from Cyclewise past bungalo via Junction 14.
- Red north bike trail
- Closed at trailhead and diverted along forest road. Follow diversion signs via Junctions 1, 2 and 3 and then follow normal route.
- Seat How Summit (white) walking trail
- Open as a linear route - follow diversion signs from Cyclewise past bungalow to Junctions 9 and 54 to the summit before returning the same route.
- Lord's Seat and Barf trails
- Follow above diversion for Seat How, then walk via Junctions 9, 54, 89, 7, 21 and 8 before returning along the same route.
Closed
- 5km (pink) running trail
- Half marathon (purple) running trail
There is still plenty to enjoy and explore here in the forest and our friendly visitor team are happy to help you plan your visit, please pop into the visitor centre when you arrive or give us a call on 017687 78469 before you set off.