Local walks

The Heritage Centre is conveniently located by the side of the path leading down into the Torrs gorge. This path links with other paths leading into and out of the gorge, so enabling walkers to approach this interesting locality from various directions, viz:

(l) The Torrs Industrial Trail describes the industrial history of the Torrs and what there is to see.

(2) The Bridges Trail describes the various bridges to be seen in the Torrs and other localities.

(3) The Sett Valley Trail is an easy 3-mile walk from New Mills to Hayfield along the track of the old railway. There is a bus station at each end with a regular service between.

(4) The Waterside Circular Walk is an easy l mile along the banks of the river Goyt between New Mills and Hague Bar.

(5) The Goyt Way is a long distance walk from Whaley Bridge to Compstall, passing through the Torrs.

(6) The Mid-Shires Way from Buckinghamshire to Stockport passes through the Torrs, linking up with the Goyt Way and the Trans Pennine Trail.

Walks from the Millennium Walkway and New Mills Heritage Centre and associated guides

Each trail can be taken in reverse or combined with another trail.

(1) Mousley Bottom - Hague Bar - Brook Bottom (Goyt Way leaflet)

(2) Mousley Bottom - Hague Bar - Hague Bridge- Peak Forest Canal - Newtown - (Torr Vale Mill - Millennium Walkway - Heritage Centre) OR (Peak Forest Canal - Goytside - The Torrs - Heritage Centre). (Goyt Way leaflet and Weekend Walks, 'Wonders of the Web' leaflet).

(3) The Torrs - Goytside - Peak Forest Canal - Newtown - Torr Vale Mill - Millennium Walkway - Heritage Centre (The Torrs Industrial Trail, the Torrs  and Peak Forest Canal Historical Trail, and the Bridges Trail)

(4) Goytside - Gowhole - Lady Pit Lane - Beardwood Farm - Howcroft Lane - Laneside Road - Marsh Lane - Goytside - The Torrs -Heritage Centre ('Nine Local History Walks' booklet).The Torrs - Leisure Centre - Sett Valley Trail to Hayfield. Return by bus. (The Torrs Industrial Trail, and the Sett ValleyTrail leaflet).

(5) The Torrs - Leisure Centre - Sett Valley Trail - 'The Vine' - Gibb Hey - Ollersett Hall Farm - Laneside Road - March Lane - Goytside - The Torrs - Heritage Centre ( The Torrs Industrial Trail, the Sett Valley Trail, and 'Nine Local History Walks')St Mary's Road - High Lea Road - Brook Bottom - Golf Club - Eaves Knoll Road - Heritage Centre.