[1] From the Dirty Lane Bus-stop go down the lane (the highway authority status is unclassified road) between ‘Greenacres’ and ‘Southfield’ to the signposted Public Bridleway. Often the lane is flooded just before it meets the Bridleway requiring a very short diversion through a gateway with no gate and alongside the edge of the field to get to the Bridleway. Go along the Bridleway at the left-hand edge of the field, looking out for blue waymark arrows. The way becomes a short track enclosed by trees and shrubs: soon the track emerges into a field. The Bridleway then turns right, and goes around the edge of the field to the second corner. At that corner of the field the Bridleway goes through a gate and then through a stream with a footbridge crossing. From the footbridge the Bridleway goes uphill, inclining to the left, going diagonally, across the field, to the field’s top left-hand corner.
[2] From the corner of that field go along the left-hand edge of the next field to the Public Bridleway junction with a Public Footpath. (well waymarked with stile and posts with blue bridleway and yellow footpath waymark arrows.) Turn right and go along the yellow waymarked Public Footpath along the field’s right-hand edge to the corner of the field. Turn left; then, almost immediately, look in the hedge, shrubs and vegetation for a short boardwalk, a stile and footbridge across a stream.
After crossing the stream the Footpath turns left and goes straight on, over rough ground and through vegetation, to a yellow waymarked arrow entrance to, the well named, Marsh Wood. Initially the way through Marsh Woods is easy to follow:but soon becomes more indistinct and very wet and marshy: but not impassable with care and some perseverance. There’s lots of undisturbed wildlife in this wood. In the woods the footpath goes through marshy ground past a post (on the left) with yellow waymark: then, following the direction of the yellow waymark arrow goes to a footbridge across a small stream.
On leaving the footbridge turn right and go to a gate, some trees in the wood have indistinct but helpful yellow paint stripes indicate the way. The Public Footpath eventually emerges from the wood at a post with yellow waymark arrow leading into a field. Turn left and almost immediately go through a gap in the hedge on the left and then immediately turn right. Follow the right hand edge of the field and go out onto the busy A38 road.
[3] Turn right (West) towards the Stoketon Cross road junction. Taking great care - when safe to do so cross over the busy A38. At the Stoketon Cross road junction take the road towards Trematon. Pass the entrance driveway to the Crooked Inn on the right and Rose Cottage on the left. ] Opposite Ricksdale Cottages take the road (Ducks Lane) to the left. Follow the road to the road junction at Manor Farm. To the left is Trematon Animal Pound. Close to the Animal Pound is a Public Footpath sign pointing to a Public Footpath that goes through the now redundant Manor Farm Farmyard. At present the redundant farmyard buildings are being converted to residential use.
[4] Go along the Public Footpath, past a Public Footpath off to the right that goes over a boardwalk, to its junction with another Public Footpath. At that junction turn left and go up a sunken lane to a gate into a field. Keep to the left hand side of that field and go to a stile. From the stile the Public Footpath goes diagonally right, across the field to a track near the hedge leading to a stile at the field’s far corner. From that stile continue on along the next field’s left-hand edge to another stile. Then initially go along the next field’s left-hand edge, then straight on across the field, soon going downhill, to a stile and steep steps leading onto the minor road at the rear of the Latchbrook Cottages.
On the road turn right and follow the road over a stream (Latchbrook Leat) past a signposted Public Bridleway and Public Footpath.
(A)In the nearest to the Cottages wall of the bridge there is a Saltash Turnpike ‘S T’ stone with Ordnance Survey bench mark symbol and date of 1830. Well within living memory this was the main Saltash to Liskeard road with traffic that included regular double-decker bus service and large heavy goods vehicles.
The letters ‘S T’ on the stone stand for "Saltash Turnpike". The Saltash Turnpike Trust was founded in 1762 by Act of Parliament. The Trust was responsible for maintaining the existing routes between Trerulehead and Saltash, and between Saltash Passage and the edge of Plymouth town. It was also given powers to create diversions where existing lengths were unsatisfactory.
There was no diversion at Latchbrook, but it is clear that in 1830 the Trust improved the stream-crossing by building a bridge and a retaining wall (with a parapet) in order to raise the road level. At a later date (1859 or 1860) the Ordnance Survey had a bench-mark carved on the Turnpike Trust's ‘date stone’.
Continue up the road to what is now Liskeard road, stay on Liskeard road passing road junction roundabout, Methodist Chapel (Jeneva Court) and the Ploughboy Inn.
[5] At the Gospel Hall, near the mini roundabout road junction, go along Moorlands Lane to the Rugby Club playing field. A unsigned Public Footpath goes into the playing field between Rugby Club building and pitch to the far hedge. Then turn right and go a sort distance to steps up to and over a tubular metal bar stile. Turn right and follow the clearly defined path between playing field hedge and metal railings, turning left behind houses, then right to come out onto Callington Road. (The Public Right of Way shown on Ordnance Survey map going through buildings has recently been diverted officially).
Turn left on Callington Road, cross Burraton Road and go towards the Bus-stops near Lidl. (These Bus-stops may be a good place to end the walk – they are served by FirstBus 76 and Western Greyhound 576 buses - and it’s not far from the start of the walk).
From the Lidl Bus-stops continue along Callington Road, passing a industrial estate and Service Station, to the Carkeel Roundabout A38 / Callington Road junction. There is no provision of any safe way for non-motorised users to cross the often very extremely busy A38 trunk road. Great care is required when crossing this road. Continue along the footway on the left hand side of the road passing the Carkeel Barns Bus-stop shelter going towards and past the Carkeel and 30mph signs. At Southdown Cottages the Footway on the left-hand side of the road ends, also the road becomes very narrow. Taking great care cross over the road to the footway on the other side. Not very far ahead is the in-bound to Saltash Bus-stop that is just short of the Dirty Lane, Carkeel, Saltash Bus-stop on the opposite side of the road..