On leaving picnic site, take path opposite and after 30 metres bear left through woods. Go over stile that comes into view on left and proceed with fence on right to where fence bends to right, to go over stile into woods. Turn left and continue through woods to leave by stile in left hand corner. Continue along by side of railway keeping wall on right until you arrive at a stile. Go over stile and carefully cross the railway line to go over stile and turn right. follow path under motorway, turn left parallel with motorway, and after a few yards go over stile into a large field. Follow a faint track to leave field by stile leading onto lane to Shuttleworth House. At farm buildings turn right along lane. Cross canal bridge and turn immediately right over stile and right again to go under same bridge (No.120) following towpath. Go under new road bridge (No.119A) and turn right just before the next bridge (No.119), cross stile and walk away from canal along grassy track to gate. If walking Canal Clog you will join the route here. Cross stile to join metalled track and continue straight on passing Shuttleworth Hall (SD783322) on your left. Go over stile between farm buildings into field, bear left across field, over another stile and proceed to corner of next field. Cross stile to join farm track. Go downhill until track turns to the right to a stream. Cross wooden footbridge over stream, over stile and proceed along foot of slope below industrial estate keeping stream on your right. Continue straight on over stile through gate onto lane which takes you past cottages and old mill to emerge onto the A678. Cross the road and turn right over Altham Bridge (SD774330) to take a stile and stone steps down onto riverbank. Follow river to go over a stile, then a footbridge and another stile to a point where the river takes aleft turn (SD767335). Bear right, heading for left hand edge of Gooseleach Wood, to go over stile approx. 10 metres to right of gate. (NB This area may be boggy). Head up the field, keeping the woods on right, to go through opening in dismantled railway to enter field beyond. Follow fence on left to top corner, go through opening to join fence on right. Bear very slightly left uphill to go over a stile, cross the field to gate on right of mill. Follow lane to road (A671) at Read (SD766345). Here, turn left and after 50 metres take George Lane on your right uphill to the 'T' junction. Turn left here to go down lane and after a short time take the left hand fork signposted 'Private Road Public Footpath'. Follow this track to go between newly built stone houses and onto main drive veering to left, past Read Hall (SD757349), veering left to go down to the gate house and onto main road (A671). Cross the road to take track opposite, passing Cock Wood on the right to emerge onto main road (A680) at Cock Bridge (SD745341).