North Arden Heritage Trail
A 26-mile long-distance walk in Warwickshire exploring the Arden region east of Birmingham. Utilizing ancient tracks, drovers’ routes, and bridleways on a circular route beginning and ending in Atherstone. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SP 306 974
Distance: 26 miles (42 km)
Time: 10–13 hours
Duration: 1–2 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
221 Coventry, Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa and Kenilworth
222 Rugby and Daventry
Summary
The North Arden Heritage Trail project worked with local communities to establish a 26-mile circular heritage trail in North Warwickshire passing through the parishes of Atherstone, Mancetter, Hartshill, Ansley, Arley, Astley, Fillongley, Maxstoke, Shustoke, Nether Whitacre, Kingsbury, Baddesley Ensor, and Merivale.
The trail’s foundation is the historic network of ancient tracks, farmers’ walks for driving livestock and delivering local produce or timber to market, and miners’ walks connecting homes, workplaces, friends, family, and places of worship. Historically, these parishes maintained strong connections with their neighbors through trading, supplying labour, and sharing materials. (Source: NAHT)