[1] From St Agatha's church on the main road in Skeeby (A), cross the road and go straight ahead for approximately 500m down the track opposite that becomes a footpath after about 250m. After crossing a stile into a grassy field, continue straight ahead downhill until the access track to Gascoigne Farm (on the right) is reached. Turn sharp right and follow the track through a gate into the farmyard. Bear left and exit on a track following it to reach Gilling Beck.
[2] Turn left just before the beck and follow it upstream crossing a footbridge over a side stream. After passing the sewage works, bear left across 2 fields to a play area. Continue past this and along Mill Gate into Gilling West (B).
[3] Turn left along the main road through the village and 200m after passing the last house as the road bends left turn right onto a track with a public footpath sign. After the first field follow the track as it bears left, then go straight ahead uphill on a track which becomes a footpath, crossing five stiles, until it reaches an estate road.
[4] Continue straight ahead passing the Aske Hall estate buildings (D) on your right. At the T junction, turn left and follow the estate road around to the right along the frontage of Aske Hall (E). Where the road turns left, bear slightly right across the parkland to reach a gate in a fence at the edge of a wood.
[5] Go through the gate into the wood and descend to the track at the bottom. Go straight over the track, across a footbridge and follow the path, marked by yellow posts, uphill to exit the wood. Follow the path around to the right along the edge of the wood, and then bear left up the field edge to a grove of trees on the edge of Richmond golf course. Turn right through the trees to a stile in the golf course's perimeter fence. Cross the stile and bear slightly right across the golf course (taking care to avoid flying golf balls!) heading towards a building on the skyline. On reaching this, bear right through trees to the Golf Club car park. Continue through the car park passing the Club House on your left. Follow a track as it bears right through trees and then turn left following it with a hedge on your right. Exit the golf course through a gate and follow the access road to the public highway.
[6] Cross straight over road (care needed) and go through a gap opposite on a signed footpath. Bear half left and head for a gap in the wall on the horizon ignoring other more well walked paths. Go through this and follow the footpath through 3 fields going diagonally left. Exit onto a road (care needed) and turn left along the pavement for 100m. Turn right through the wall and follow a walled footpath downhill, crossing one road (cul de sac) and exiting above some steps. Cross the road (care needed) and go straight ahead into the centre of Richmond passing 2 roundabouts and a small park on your right.
[7] On reaching Richmond Market Square (F), turn left and go to its foot. Turn right along Millgate and follow this downhill (narrow or no footpath - care needed) to a car park by the River Swale. Part way down the hill by some black railings on the right is the start of Castle Walk. Follow this round to reach some seats overlooking the river. An excellent place for lunch. Go through the car park to the riverbank, turn sharp left by a signpost to "The Station 800m" and follow this path downstream. Go under a road bridge, through a gate and follow the now rough riverside path (extra care needed especially if river level high). On reaching a stone wall in front, turn left to follow a track back away from the river for 80m up to 'T' junction.
[8] Turn right (signpost to Easby Abbey) and follow a track as it rises and then descends in a wood, which falls steeply to the river. Where the path divides, take the right hand fork, passing large black metal gates on your left, down to the riverbank. Follow riverside path to a flight of steps. Climb these, turning right at top and exit into a field via gate. Turn sharp right alongside the fence to exit the field before a house. Continue along footpath then track with the house on your left to reach Easby Abbey (G).
[9] Bear left on the access road (care needed - no footpath) to the Abbey car park as it rises to a road junction passing Easby House on right. Turn left on the road for 50m, then turn right on a gravel track which becomes a grassed path after a gate. Follow this over a low hill to the Catterick to Richmond road.
[10] Cross straight over (care needed), and follow a wide track through an old quarry. Continue straight ahead through gate on to a grassed track where the paved track bears right into St Trinian's Farm. Keep straight on after 2nd gate to reach another estate road and climb the hill ahead. Turn right onto another track when 250m from the major road ahead and follow this to its end. Go straight ahead downhill through a field gradually bearing right to a stile at the bottom of the field. Go over this and continue for a short distance with a stone wall on your left crossing another stile to reach the end of the wall.
[11] Turn left through a metal gate and go along the field edge for 100m with hedge on left. Turn left through the hedge and cross the next field. Bear slightly right and uphill in the next field and go through a gate in the corner of a wall. Continue straight ahead on the left hand side of the fields until the road is reached. Turn right down the road through Skeeby village to your start.