Mallards Pike

About

This beautiful setting is a great spot for a picnic or a gentle lakeside walk and is easilly accesible from the Family Cycle Trail. Those seeking something a little more adventerous can enjoy adventure high above the forest floor, taking on zip-wires, tarzan swings and a variety of obstacles! Get off the beaten track on board an all-terrain forest segway. Many ponds in the forest were made to supply water wheels that powered the mills and iron forges or are remnants of the forest’s industrial past. Once these were no longer required some were transformed by the Forestry Commission for the community’s enjoyment. You might think that the name Mallard Pike refers to a pike (fish) or to a mallard duck. This pike is actually a turnpike or toll road; the mallard comes from a Mr Maller, who lived until the early 1950’s in a toll keeper’s cottage, which was close to where you turned off the Parkend to Blakeney road. Maller’s Turnpike eventually became Mallard’s Pike.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes