| Turn right along the road, left at junction. Approximately 500 metres later take a gate on left leading south into a field below reservoir embankment. Going downhill with wall on left, cross a stream and continue up other side with stream on left. Proceed up to go over stile, bear slightly right to another stile before you reach Middle Mickle Hey farm.
Go over this stile and pass to the right of the farm. Go through gate behind the farm onto a grassy track around the field to go over stile and bridge. Keeping the wall on left, continue to the road. Cross the road diagonally right to go through gate. Follow grassy track for a few yards then turn right, downhill, to go through the remains of a stone stile.
Continue downhill to go through another stile (SD705306), turn left along the path and over three more stiles to join a farm track, past Lower Cunliffe Farm on the left, to continue over the canal bridge (Cut Bridge No.107).
If walking Canal Clog you will leave the route here
Follow the track past Cut Farm and on to road (A678). Cross over, turn right along road to take a left turn just after the railway bridge. Follow this farm road over the motorway, past Willis Farm on right to go over stile just before Cowhill Fold.
Go across the field to go through another stile, bear left, through another stile and follow fence on right. Continue across the field following farm track, then turn right up to main road (A679) past Wolfenden Farm (SD725284). Cross the road to go over stile opposite. Head straight uphill with fence and wall on right.
Just over the top of the hill at Higher Stanhill go through a stile in wall on right, continue downhill with wall on left to go over stile at the bottom. Turn right and after a few yards, turn left down the lane and onto Stanhill Lane (B6234), turn right uphill back to starting point.
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