[1] From the car park with your back to the arena entrance, walk until you descend a small grassy bank and at the bottom, turn left onto the footpath and cycle track parallel to the railway line.
(A) This is the railway line to London Waterloo, built by the London and South Western Railway and opened in 1860. It was once the fastest route to London from Exeter but the line was significantly downgraded by being singled for long sections west of Salisbury by British Rail and is now much slower than the route via Reading.
You will pass the Isca Centre and some rugby pitches on your left and then come to a bridge over the railway to your right. Keep going straight on here until you come out though a gate on to a side road.
[2] Turn right here and walk to the very end, where the side road meets Chancel Lane. Turn left and walk up the hill to the main road (Harrington Lane). Across the road you can see a metal gate and a signpost "Public Footpath". Go through the gate and follow this path past the old quarry (which will soon be a new housing development) and up the hill. You will then go through a metal kissing gate and continue straight on to a second kissing gate. At the top of the hill, the path curves to the left - follow this until you hit the church driveway.
(B) St Michael and All Angels church was built of local red sandstone in the fifteenth century. The tower is 52 feet high and it contains a ring of 8 bells. Next to it is the Rectory which is a brick building from the reign of Queen Anne.
[3] Turn left towards the church and walk around it along the road with the building on your left to a gate that leads to an open field. Through the gate turn right and walk along the field boundary.
(C) Don't be surprised to find yourself watched by a group of Alpacas, grazing to the right. Don't forget to turn around here and enjoy the stunning view of eastern Exeter and the Exe estuary!
When you reach the end of the field go through the gate, turn right and follow the path towards Church Hill.
[4] Turn left on the road and follow it for about half a mile to a T- junction.
The gates on the right hand side of this road offer views towards Broaclyst and on the horizon the long low ridge of the Blackdown Hills.
At the T-Junction, look out for the Public Bridleway sign half left. Do not walk up the road on your left. Go through the gate and follow the path passing a barn to your right and into the woods. Follow the lane until it opens out. At this point the path (the obvious route with waymarkers) does not exactly follow the right of way. It initially goes along the edge of the wood (to your right) and stays above the valley. After a little way the path then descends into the valley and enters the woods which are in front of you. This section can be very muddy after heavy rainfall, so watch your step!
[5] At the bottom of the valley you have to turn left to cross the brook. The path then climbs gently with banks to your left and right. After a while the path widens out and levels off. It then turns to the left and you reach a point where you are walking on a path with houses to your left and right. Eventually this opens out onto Pinwood Meadow Drive.
[6] Turn left down the hill here. You then come to Beacon Lane which can be busy. After crossing Beacon Lane continue straight on and you reach the entrance to the arena on your left, just before the bridge under the railway line.