Leave Market Place along the Whitfield road past the Allendale Inn. Just around the left-hand bend, leave sharp right on a footpath signed to Allenmill Bridge. By the outlet of the Blackett Level, cross a stream and carry on beside the river. Later you'll see the truncated abutment of a skew bridge, part of the Hexham and Allendale Railway, whose terminus lay on the west bank by the old smelt-mill. Keep going, shortly reaching a lane beside Allenmill Bridge.Cross the river to visit Allen Mill.

Return over the bridge and continue along the lane past cottages and a sports ground. A little further on is the former Allendale Town Station, now a caravan site with the converted Station House let as accommodation. Just before there, leave the lane through a kissing gate on the right and walk through to the edge of a field. Climb by the left hedge to emerge onto another lane at the top.

Opposite, beside a row of houses, a path to Housty climbs steeply up the hill behind. At the top bear right below a farmhouse to a field gate in the corner. Go through that and keep by the left wall to pass through a hand gate in the next corner.

Turn right to walk away beside the wall. Through a field gate, wind right and then left, passing through a gate below a wood. At the next bend, keep ahead through another gate and continue along the top edge of a field. Where the left wall eventually ends, bear slightly left across the subsequent field to find a ladder stile in the end wall by a power post. A fenced path drops to the right, ultimately meeting a lane at the bottom, Leadside Bank.

Turn left up the hill for some 350yds (320m). Turn right over a ladder stile next to a cattle grid along a track signed to Moor House. Approaching a house, bear off right to a ladder stile beside a gate. Head diagonally right to another ladder stile in the far-bottom field corner. Continue down beside the left wall to cross Philip Burn. 

Climb to yet another stile above and then swing right alongside a fence. Pass through a clump of trees and on to a stone stile in the corner. Turn down at the field edge, leaving through a kissing gate. Continue dropping through scrub to a gated bridge at the bottom. A stepped path rises beyond to emerge onto a street. Go left and then right, walking down past the fire station into the town. Reaching the main street, turn left back to the market square.