Lakes and Dales Horseback Rambler

Whinlatter Forest is situated high in the fells near Keswick, North Lakes. What ever the weather you should get some great views and most rides are almost all off road, bar the odd road you may need to cross. This is the second ride I have written up for Whinlatter and if you click on 'More Posts' you should be able to find the ride called The Gruffalo Ride, which could be linked into this ride to made a 12 mile loop.   After getting some advise from the staff at the visitor centre about what routes were open that day, they kindly said we could cut through their corridor! Think they wanted to challenge us!   It was the quickest was to the trail.   Meeting the Owl from the Gruffalo Trail  Starting from Noble Knott Car Park take the path out the car park which brings you out onto a forest track. You then work your way up the hill to Revelin Moss via a network of forest tracks. From Revelin Moss head down to the road and turn left and then right up into t...

Whinlatter Forest – Nearly 6 miles #GruffaloRideChallenge #RideCumbriaChallenge Parking – If your not able to ride into Whinlatter Forest you can parked in Revelin Moss Car Park, the main car park next to the visitor centre or you could ride in from the bottom via Powterhow Wood car park off Braithwaite road. They have one of those clever pay as you go machines that takes card payments or cash once you have entered your registration number. It cost £8.50 for the day. Things to note – This ride has no gates, surface is forest track so if your horse is barefoot you may like to use some hoof boots. This ride is mostly off road, but you may see other users (walkers and cyclists) when you get closer to the visitor centre. Most of the route is not on advertised forest trails so we did not see many people. Forest tracks can all look the same so you do need to check your going in the right direction and if you have a smart phone I would recommend the OS app. This ride can be made longer or s...