Heritage trails are walking trails and driving routes in urban and rural settings that are identified by signage and guidebooks as relating to cultural heritage.
The heritage might be architectural, or it can be associated with a person or historical or cultural event.
The creation of an heritage walk can encourage people to support conservation and the protection of historical monuments and to collect and publish information about them.
Socially, heritage has the potential to contribute to the life and identity of an area.
In many cases, they are focal points for community activities: public halls, schools, mechanics' institutes, places of religious worship, and parks.