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Dog walks in Sales Bank Wood

Sales Bank Wood is a wood in Westmorland and Furness, 20.6 km from the middle of Barrow-in-Furness. 15 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 7 of 15 are under 3 km and 5 are loops.

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CarlisleBarrow-in-FurnessKendalWorkingtonSales Bank Wood20 km
Sales Bank Wood on Cumbria. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks in Sales Bank Wood

From the 15 walks that lie mostly in Sales Bank Wood, those that start nearest its middle: an 8.0 km loop, a 6.2 km there and back and a 1.9 km one-way walk.

Where these go is in the app

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  • Colton loop8.0 km · 136 min · A loop
  • Colton and back6.2 km · 105 min · There and back
  • Colton one-way walk1.9 km · 32 min · One way

The land and what it asks of a dog

  • Dogs on a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any timeThe 4 hectares that are open access landCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
  • Open by right5 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)

Westmorland and Furness council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.

What the walks in Sales Bank Wood are like

Every share is of the 15 walks that lie mostly in Sales Bank Wood, with Barrow-in-Furness as a whole marked on each bar.

How far they go

5 to 8 km: 5 of 15 walks in Sales Bank Wood, against 19% near Barrow-in-Furness.

Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
Under 3 km
7 of 15
36%
3 to 5 km
2 of 15
22%
5 to 8 km
5 of 15
19%
8 to 12 km
1 of 15
12%
Over 12 km
0 of 15
9%

What shape they are

One way, ending somewhere else: 3 of 15 walks in Sales Bank Wood, against 26% near Barrow-in-Furness.

A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
A loop
5 of 15
28%
There and back the same way
7 of 15
45%
One way, ending somewhere else
3 of 15
26%

What is beside the path

Under trees for a third or more of the way: 13 of 15 walks in Sales Bank Wood, against 23% near Barrow-in-Furness.

Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
Under trees for a third or more of the way
13 of 15
23%
Beside water for a tenth or more
11 of 15
63%
On open access land for a third or more
3 of 15
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
0 of 15
10%
Off road for four fifths or more
5 of 15
4%
On roads or lanes for half or more
8 of 15
80%
Through built-up streets for half or more
0 of 15
11%

What might stop you

No stile, gate or cattle grid: 4 of 15 walks in Sales Bank Wood, against 68% near Barrow-in-Furness.

Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
Never beside a fast road
15 of 15
89%
Never beside a busy road
15 of 15
74%
No busy road to cross
15 of 15
75%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
4 of 15
68%
No steps
15 of 15
74%

What is on the way

Pass a dog-waste bin: 0 of 15 walks in Sales Bank Wood, against 51% near Barrow-in-Furness.

Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
11 of 15
93%
Pass a pub
1 of 15
48%
Pass a dog-waste bin
0 of 15
51%
Pass a public toilet
0 of 15
22%
Pass a drinking-water tap
0 of 15
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
0 of 15
13%

Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

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Walks in Sales Bank Wood, for your dog

If you live in Cumbria, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.

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Further is the Trekosa subscription. 13 of its 15 walks run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Sales Bank Wood before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Part of Sales Bank Wood is open access land, where a path on the ground can be faint: drift off your line and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Cumbria is not yours.

The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.

Questions people ask

Do dogs need a lead in Sales Bank Wood?
On the open access land, the law asks for a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any time. Westmorland and Furness has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
How many dog walks are there in Sales Bank Wood?
15 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Sales Bank Wood.

Getting there

2 car parks within Sales Bank Wood or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.