Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

West Midlands Region

Whixall

Morris' Swing Bridge – Whixall Moss Mammoth Tour loop from Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

West Midlands Region

Whixall

Morris' Swing Bridge – Whixall Moss Mammoth Tour loop from Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve

Easy

4.0

(1)

hikers

Morris' Swing Bridge – Whixall Moss Mammoth Tour loop from Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve

01:53

7.44km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 43 m for 12 m

After 953 m for 6 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

48 m

Morris' Swing Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Unlike Roundthorn Bridge just to the north east, Morris' Bridge lifts via a hand-operated windlass. Sitting just above the water level, it's a remarkable experience to watch the bridge lift and allow a canal boat underneath.

Tip by

534 m

Bridge Over the Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovey crossing and turning spot by the canal

Tip by

959 m

Drawbridge

Highlight • Structure

Drawbridge like crossing. Cool structure and great walks or runs around

Tip by

5.86 km

Whixall Moss Mammoth Tour

Highlight • Trail

A fantastic view over the moss

Tip by

7.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.59 km

1.08 km

882 m

580 m

287 m

Surfaces

5.83 km

875 m

287 m

239 m

175 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Monday 6 July

26°C

14°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

600

Llangollen History Trail

02:50h

10.2km

180m

Easy

4.7

414

Llangollen History Trail

01:40h

5.17km

220m

Moderate

4.7

395

The Wrekin loop via woodland walk

02:06h

6.66km

260m

Hard

4.8

183

Llangollen to World's End loop

06:05h

20.4km

620m

Moderate

4.7

148

The Wrekin loop — Shropshire Hills

02:28h

7.79km

330m

Easy

4.8

134

Llangollen History Trail

01:52h

6.20km

210m

Moderate

4.7

Sandstone Trail: Raw Head and Bulkeley Hill Loop

04:42h

17.0km

300m

Easy

4.9

Castell Dinas Brân from Llangollen loop — Clwydian Range & Dee Valley

01:37h

5.14km

210m

Hard

4.8

Offa's Dyke Path and Chirk Castle Loop

05:14h

18.7km

350m

Moderate

4.4

The Wrekin & The Ercall loop — Shropshire Hills

04:23h

14.5km

450m

Easy

4.9

Maiden Castle & Bickerton Hill loop

01:56h

6.68km

170m

Moderate

4.3

Breidden Hills loop from Middletown

03:30h

11.0km

440m

Morris' Swing Bridge – Whixall Moss Mammoth Tour loop from Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve

Morris' Swing Bridge

Bridge Over the Canal

Drawbridge

Whixall Moss Mammoth Tour

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️