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From the car park, turn left and cross the bridge over the River Hodder. There are two footpath signs on the left immediatly
after the bridge. Folloow the second of these signs, walking through the car park/yard of Poorsland Barn. Go through the gate at
the far end of the yard and follow the path which leads slightlt to the left. There is a white topped marker post to help find
the path (it's not very clear on the ground). A stile leads over a wire fence. Follwo the field boundary on left and cross stile. Continue
with field boundary now on right. Near the end of thsi field, cut across the corner to a stile in what little remains
of a stone wall. In next field keep close to the boundary on your right. Go through wooden gate and head for ladder stile opposite.
Cross ladder stile and continue walking in same direction. Leave this field by a ladder stile in the eastern corner. A short path leads down
to a track. Cross the track to discover a weel-hidden footbridge across a stream.
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From the footbridge walk up to stile over fence and walk by the side of a stone wall. Just before the corner of the field cross
the stile on right. Walk across to wooden stile over wire fence. Continue in the same direction until you reach the wire fence.
Walk next to this in the direction of the group of trees (Pikefield Plantation. Cross the next stile and walk to the left of the plantation.
Go through kissing gate and along path between hawthorn bushes. Go through a wooden kissing gate on the right. Follow the filed boundary
to start with, then bear right towards farm buildings. Go through metal gate and follow track through farmyard, round to the right
and then up to the road.
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Turn left along the road. Immediatly after rather impressive house on left go through gate on left. Walk down the hill and
between trees (where there looks as though there was once a field boundary). Cross the stream by a wooden plank and cross stone
wall ahead by means of stone stile. Continue in a similar direction until you reach Brook House Green.
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From here navigation becomes simpler - turn left and follow the track. At Rain Gill the track passes through two metal gates.
Ignore a third gate and walk up grassy bank. Cross two field boundaries and then bear right down to footbridge.
Cross the bridge and bear left up slope. Pass through wooden gate, and follow the field boundary on your left. Go through metal gate
and follow clear farm track. At junction of tracks keep the farm building on your right, taking the left fork in tracks to pass
through a wooden gate. Cross bridge and follow track round to right. Bear right and cross the Hodder by Holmehead Bridge. Cross cattle
grid and take the footpath on left before stone wall. Cross ladder stile and go through gate. Before river turn right to follow boundary
towards kissing gate. Go through gate and turn left on to road. At road junction by war memorial turn left to return to car park
and tea shop (turn right for pub).
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