[1] Leaving 'The Allendale', turn L across the footbridge towards the car park and immediately turn L with the car park on your R and the river on your L. Continue ahead along this path, crossing a road, until you reach a Blue Painted Footbridge on your L.
[2] Do not cross the bridge but stay on the path which leads on to Elizabeth Road. Turn R and continue to T Junction (Allenview Road). Cross Allenview Road and turn R and continue to Greenhays Rise on your L
[3] Turn L up Greenhays Rise until you reach No 11 Greenhays Rise on your L
[4] Turn down a road on the R, which is unmarked but opposite No.11 Greenhays Rise. Take the narrow hedged tarmac path on the RH side which will bring you out, past a bollard, near the roundabout that connects Hanham Road with Rowlands Hill. Turn L up Rowlands Hill for 40m to fence on L and cross over road with great care and enter the drive marked Garth Lodge No 10.
[5] Continue down the drive to fencing ahead and take the gravel path on R leading to Cuthburga Road. Turn L uphill to T Junction at Yew Tree Close. Turn R as road bends L then R down Legg Lane. Take first R into Parkwood Road.
[6] At the end of Parkwood Road cross over the main road at the controlled crossing and turn R towards Waitrose supermarket and then L into Park Lane. In 50m cross road and go through the bollards into the grounds of Waitrose Supermarket on your R.
[7] Take the lower LH path towards the river and at signpost go ahead with the river on your L. Exit grounds at bollards and turn L over bridge to Crown Mead road.
[8] Turn R towards the roundabout and return to the Allendale Centre via the subway and Allendale South car park..