Leave the top of the car park (the far end from the supermarket), climbing steps between the tourist information centre and cafe. Carry on along Hallgate past the Old Gaol and bear left beneath the Moot Hall arch into Market Place. Cross to the Abbey and turn left along Beaumont Street, passing between Sele Park and Queen's Hall to a junction overlooked by a statute commemorating the Boer War hero, Colonel Benson.

Cross to the street opposite, turning right at the top. Ignore Elvaston and St Andrew's roads off left and walk beyond the street's end along a tarmac path. Disregarding a junction, follow it down to the foot of Cowgarth Dene.

Take the path ahead into the wooded dene, forking left before a bridge to continue beside Wydon Burn. Over a bridge higher up, carry on along the main path to emerge onto open grass behind housing. Swing left above the wood, shortly meeting the end of a track.

Walk up, joining a street to reach Wydon Water Park. Enter the car park and take a path to the right around the lake. Beyond a bridge, fork right, then double back to re-cross the burn. Leaving onto a narrow lane, go left. At the top, bear left of a drive along a rising path to emerge onto a street.

Climb left to a bend by Intake Farm. Through a kissing gate on the right, follow the bottom field edge to a stile. A woodland path leads away above the upper reaches of Wydon Burn, crossing another stile before ultimately emerging onto a lane. Follow it left steeply uphill past a holiday park to a junction opposite Rising Sun Farm.

Turn left along the lane, known as The Yarridge, keeping ahead at a crossroads past Black House Farm.

Not far beyond the farm, cross a ladder stile on the left. Follow the left hedge down  the perimeter of successive fields, finally leaving through a gate near the bottom by a white house onto a lane.

Continue down the hill to a T-junction with the B6306 and go left back into the town. Reaching the main road at the bottom go left and then, crossing at the pedestrian lights, turn off right along St Mary's Chare, which leads back to the market square. Retrace your route under the Moot Hall arch back to the car park.