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SaveForestry Commision Managed Trail Centre riding with real mountians
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: National Forest

Access Info:
Whinlatter Visitor Centre
Files
- Whinlattercyclingmap_rotated.pdf (710 KB)
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
56 trails
- Hike
39 trails
- Trail Running
43 trails
Region Details
- 24
- 7
- 10
- 15
Region Status
Open as of Jun 9, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 57
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 56
- Trails E-Bike
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 39
- Trails Trail Running
- 43
- Total Distance
- 33 miles
- Total Descent
- 9,043 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,104 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,480 ft
- Reports
- 886
- Photos
- 74
- Ridden Counter
- 34,976
Popular Whinlatter Mountain Biking Trails
Whinlatter Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Altura Trail North Loop | 6 miles | |
Quercus Trail | 4 miles | |
Altura Trail South Loop | 4 miles | |
Gorse Trail | 6 miles | |
5 mile Whinlatter Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
7 mile Whinlatter Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
9 mile Whinlatter All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 9 miles |
9 mile Whinlatter All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 9 miles |
6 mile Whinlatter Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
11 mile Whinlatter Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
Photos of Whinlatter Mountain Bike
trail: Hobcarton
35 |
Sep 20, 2024 @ 12:29am
Sep 20, 2024
trail: Altura South Trail
80 |
Mar 12, 2022 @ 3:12am
Mar 12, 2022
trail: Altura South Trail
163 |
Mar 9, 2022 @ 8:44am
Mar 9, 2022
trail: After Hours
106 |
Feb 6, 2022 @ 9:00am
Feb 6, 2022
trail: Hugh Jass
43 |
Feb 6, 2022 @ 9:00am
Feb 6, 2022
trail: #loamranger
79 |
Feb 6, 2022 @ 8:56am
Feb 6, 2022
trail: Altura South Trail
74 |
Nov 24, 2021 @ 1:17pm
Nov 24, 2021
trail: Altura North Trail
97 |
Sep 3, 2021 @ 9:40am
Sep 3, 2021Videos of Whinlatter Mountain Bike

trail: Loam!
3:26 |
134 |
Jun 8, 2021

trail: Loam!
0:14 |
1032 |
Jan 8, 2021

trail: Loam!
3:01 |
68 |
Aug 2, 2020

trail: Loam!
0:49 |
9541 |
Jun 14, 2020

trail: Loam!
5:13 |
107 |
Apr 8, 2019

trail: Loam!
0:26 |
21 |
Oct 23, 2018

trail: Loam!
0:00 |
106 |
Sep 5, 2018
![Loam Comb [RAW Edit]](https://ev1.pinkbike.org/vt/1/tvt-491301-1.jpg)
trail: Loam!
2:15 |
9 |
Aug 27, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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#loamranger | May 27, 2025 @ 3:14pm May 27, 2025 | Unknown | JosephqOSyNY |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Altura North Trail | Jun 9, 2025 @ 3:11am Jun 9, 2025 | Variable | jemarmalade | ||
Altura North Trail | Jun 9, 2025 @ 3:11am Jun 9, 2025 | Ideal | jemarmalade | ||
#loamoerectus | Jun 9, 2025 @ 3:10am Jun 9, 2025 | Variable | jemarmalade | ||
Half Days | May 27, 2025 @ 3:15pm May 27, 2025 | Prevalent Mud | JosephqOSyNY | ||
Enduro stage 2 | May 4, 2025 @ 9:27am May 4, 2025 | Dry | StevenSAkYhZ | ||
Loam! | May 4, 2025 @ 9:25am May 4, 2025 | Dry | StevenSAkYhZ | ||
10 Spokes | May 4, 2025 @ 7:13am May 4, 2025 | Unknown | ColonelUwkWKx | ||
Forest Road | Dec 29, 2024 @ 11:53am Dec 29, 2024 | Wet | Felltop Wildcat | ||
Quercus Trail | Dec 29, 2024 @ 11:53am Dec 29, 2024 | Wet | Felltop Wildcat | ||
Quercus Trail | Dec 29, 2024 @ 11:53am Dec 29, 2024 | Wet | Felltop Wildcat |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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jemarmalade | add | report | activity #73407674 and 2 more | Jun 9, 2025 @ 3:10am Jun 9, 2025 |
jabbajawa | wishlist | route | activity #73367026 | Jun 8, 2025 @ 11:43am Jun 8, 2025 |
aquPam | ridden | trail | activity #73020300 and 7 more | Jun 3, 2025 @ 1:36pm Jun 3, 2025 |
trailforks | add | video | activity #72677318 | May 29, 2025 @ 7:00pm May 29, 2025 |
JosephqOSyNY | add | report | activity #72537266 and 1 more | May 27, 2025 @ 3:14pm May 27, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Steep and technical. Runs fine in the dry.... | May 4, 2025 @ 9:20am May 4, 2025 | ||
trail | Tree down at the end. | Mar 28, 2025 @ 8:45am Mar 28, 2025 | ||
trail | I don’t see a trail here. March 16, 2025 | Mar 16, 2025 @ 7:39am Mar 16, 2025 | ||
report | All clear - well marked - | Oct 30, 2024 @ 2:35pm Oct 30, 2024 | ||
trail | Nice trail - but not black grade | Sep 19, 2024 @ 9:55am Sep 19, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Setmurthy Woods | 2 | 4 | 5.6 km | ||
Ennerdale Valley | 8.3 km | ||||
Lake District National Park | 10.8 km | ||||
Dent | 3 | 5 | 13.2 km | ||
Eskdale | 15.1 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 56 | 32 miles | 8,822 ft | 15 miles | 2,103 ft | #313 | #13 | 74 | 886 | 4 | 9,038 | |
E-Bike | 12 | 5 miles | 2,507 ft | 3 miles | 2,083 ft | 806 | 1,379 | |||||
Hike | 39 | 26 miles | 6,575 ft | 12 miles | 2,103 ft | #397 | #6 | 832 | 445 | |||
Trail Running | 43 | 28 miles | 7,064 ft | 12 miles | 2,103 ft | #397 | #6 | 834 | 157 |
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