[1] Leave Meadowfield Sports Centre and turn left towards the car park. Once in the car park turn left and head towards the bollards.
[2] Go past the bollards and head uphill towards the skate park. Walk past the football pitch and the skate park and go through the grassy cut towards the green metal fence.
[3] Once you have reached the path in front of the green fence you should turn right and follow the path around past the Cricket Ground on your left.
[4] Follow this path to the road. When you reach the road cross over and turn left to walk uphill with the road to your left. You are now in Brandon.
[5] Continue to walk uphill walking past houses on your right and the Cricket Club on your left. Walk past the new housing estate named ‘The Leas’ on your right and then continue forward to walk past ‘Brandon Chippy’, keep walking to walk past the ‘Wok Inn’ situated on your left.
[6] As you continue to walk up into Brandon you should pass the welfare hall on your right and then cross over ‘Midhill Close’. Walk all the way up to the top of this road up an incline and when you reach the top of the road you should cross over forwards to follow the public bridleway which will be located a little bit to the left of you.
[7] Continue on the footpath down a farm road with building to either side of you. Keep going forwards to reach a style which you should climb over and then continue on forwards. Look for some lovely views over to the left of you.
[8] Stay on the track forwards for quite a distance and when you reach the wooden gate you should bear left and follow the track right into the woods. Walk through the woods following the track.
[9] So far into the woods ignore the track to the left and keep going forwards, when the track splits again bear left and walk for a distance before the next split where you should stay right.
[10] After the fence you will come to another path where you should turn left onto the railway path. Walk to the road and cross over to follow onto the next following the ‘Brandon/Bishop Auckland Way’ line.
[11] Follow this path to the next road whereby you should once again cross over and follow onto the next line continuing to follow the ‘Brandon/Bishop Auckland Way’ line. At the next road you should do the same again.
[12] Follow the path along and when the first line ends and you come to a cross roads you should turn right and walk onto the pavement. You should be able to see the sports centre in the distance to your left. Take the first path to the left and walk towards the sports centre.
[13] Follow this path all the way to its end and when it ends turn left and walk adjacent to the 5-a-side courts on your right. Turn right between the skate park and the 5-a-side courts and head back to the car park of the sports centre.