| Bearing very slightly right, go down to bottom corner of field, through the wall and make for bottom left hand corner of the field and trees to a ruin (SD759211). Bear left, maintain this contour and make for hawthorn and wall in front.
Go straight ahead along top of bank to next ruin. This is Rushy Leach. Pass Rushy Leach and at top of next wall bear slightly right and make for right hand corner of wall in front to stile. Go over stile into quarry, take enclosed path which forks left to far side of quarry. After leaving enclosed path, turn left and follow track to derelict stone chimney. Turn right dropping down hill towards Ogden Reservoir, go through gap in wall and turn left to drop more steeply to reservoir. At foot of slope where path meets stream, turn right (east) along side of reservoir. Go past reservoir skirting tunnel under old tramway, cross stile into field and turn left.
Follow fence on left over footbridge to stile in corner, go up field to go through gate, cross the road (A6177) 150m east of public house to go up lane ahead to Leys End Farm (SD769229).
On leaving the farmyard look for a gate on the left leading into a field and turn right making for the spoil heaps in top right hand corner of field.
Please note: Do not go straight up field from farmyard. Take the good track left through wall, turn right up next field, past Clod Farm on left. Keep fence on left to go over stile in front and keeping fence on right make for track at wall corner.
Turn right past Windy Harbour Farm (SD772234). Straight on along path which becomes a walled track, at gate go through gap in wall on left (ignore stile on right) and follow wall to next stile.
Go through stile keeping wire fence on right, do not drop down to the farm, go over next stile to Higher Swineherd Lowe Farm. Through farmyard and follow track to next building. turn right through farmyard (SD775242), bear slightly left heading for stile in wall onto farm track, go over stile and turn left towards farm. At farm turn left into front of house then right along end, go over stile and next field to Coldwells.
Cross front of farmhouse onto farm track to main road (A677). Go straight across road and up the lane to farm, in farmyard turn left past the house to stile in wall in front. Go over stile, turn right down to gate by gap in houses, through gate, cross the road and turn right. After a few yards take path down to cross the A56 dual carriageway with great care.
Follow the path up the other side to go over a stile, continue over hill along centre of field to stile in wall, bear left to stile onto road (SD786251). Cross the road (A680), through the wall opposite and down steps to Winfields car park at Acre. If you're ready for a break now, Winfields does have a restaurant.
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