Top Tips: • There is a free Car Park at the Elsecar Heritage Centre and the Old Moor Wetlands Centre and clear signage for the trail. There is a café and outdoor play area at the Wetlands, while the Heritage Centre also has a selection of café’s and an indoor children's play area, while Elsecar Park has an outdoor kid’s area too. • While most of the trail is away from traffic there are Trail Treasure Hunt a number of crossings which need to be made, two of which are across busy junctions, care is advised at the entrance to Cortonwood Business Park and a bit further on at the crossing by the Elsecar Greenway to Junction Inn pub. Old Moor Wetlands Centre • The trail is fairly flat with just the odd raised section, with trees giving excellent protection from the weather along the majority of the pathway. • The route is nearly 3 miles each way. Every effort will be made to ensure all the clues are in place and the Trail is usable. If you do find any problems please let us know and we will rectify it. www.transpenninetrail.org.uk Kindly produced with the help of Alison Cooper, Volunteer Ranger Trans Pennine Trail Office, c/o Barnsley MBC, Economy Culture & Housing, PO Box 597, Barnsley S70 9EW Start from: Elsecar Heritage Centre or the Old Moor Wetlands, the Question 5: What’s the name of this bridge on Treasure Hunt is in order from the Heritage Centre to the Wetlands, but the Trail? can simply be reversed if you are doing the trail from the RSPB Centre. Start the Treasure Hunt from the main entrance of the Heritage Centre, Answer: joining up with the Trail on the far side along the Elsecar Canal. Follow the path along the canal until the trail forks, left along the canal while the right path takes you on the Trail passed the Retail Park, houses, and then on towards the Wetlands. How to do the Treasure Hunt: On your way along the Trail look Question 6: Why is this building 1st Class? out for the objects, places or signs in each photograph. When you spot it, simply answer the question next to the photograph. All the questions can be answered from the trail. Answer: Question 1: What is the special phrase above the door of this building at the Heritage Centre? Answer: Question 7: Which French Town is Rotherham twinned with? Answer: Question 2: Which ‘Monster’ lurks at the Elsecar Heritage Railway? Question 8: How far to Old Moor? Answer: Answer: Question 3: What date is above the door to the World Famous Newcomen Beam Engine? Question 9: Which two water loving birds give their names to the estate at this crossing point? Answer: Answer: Question 4: What Wild Animal can be seen Question 10: How many acres of washland does from this crossing on the Trail? RSPB Old Moor Cover? Answer: Answer: .