{"id":4067,"date":"2024-02-16T10:16:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T10:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/?page_id=4067"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:16:01","slug":"walking-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/walking-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Walking Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text &#8211; Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Heritage Walking Trail<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Walking Trail is a route between Forge Mill Needle Museum and the Arrow Valley Lake.<\/p>\n<p>The walk is steeped in both history and wildlife with many interesting features along the way. You will see how the landscape reflects the changes from the monastic period through to the Victorian era to modern times.<\/p>\n<p>The walk takes about an hour each way and both the Museum and Arrow Valley Lake serve light refreshments, have toilets and free car parking.<\/p>\n<p>You can download a copy of the <a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/dl-walkingtrail.pdf\">Heritage Walking Trail Map<\/a> for use on your own devices.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can see an interactive version of the map below. Hover\/press over the letters on the map to see key points of interest and do the same with the numbers to see the route steps.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|24px||24px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%; position:relavite; display:block; width:100%\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/trailmap\/FMWalkingTrailMap.html\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0\"><\/iframe><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The walk is about 2.9km (1.8 miles) each way. The terrain includes gravel and grassy paths, fields, wooden bridges and urban footpaths.<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Walking Trail is kindly sponsored by Mettis Group.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#8f1d3d&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px|||&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;wave2&#8243; top_divider_color=&#8221;#e0e0e0&#8243; global_module=&#8221;491&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;tj-footerarea&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text &#8211; What to see&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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