Start : Eden Arms Hotel, Rushyford. (DL17 0LL) Grid ref. NZ 283 288
(S) Standing in front of the Eden Arms facing north, turn to your right and cross the A167, then turn left and cross the A689 following the road towards Durham. Just off the roundabout, follow the cycle path to your right into Chiltern.
(1) When you reach Durham Road, turn right and follow Durham Road into Chilton passing the Wheatsheaf Inn on your left. Continue past Eden Terrace to the roundabout.
(2) Cross the roundabout heading North towards the cemetery. Continue past the cemetery and at the end of the road, continue North on the footpath until you rejoin the A167 towards Durham and Ferryhill. Continue into Ferryhill, passing the petrol station on your right, cross Dean Road still heading North.
(3) At the next junction, bear right along Darlington Road towards Ferryhill Town Centre.
(4) On reaching the Dean and Chapter pub, take a minute to read the inscription on the wall outside, then bear right (North-East) around Main Street, then swing left when you reach the Post Boy pub into Durham Road. Continue to follow Durham Road North-West until you rejoin the A167.
(5) After 1.5 Km you will reach the Thinford roundabout, named after the ancient coaching inn which used to stand where Costa Coffee now stands. Cross the roundabout with care continuing to walk North past Costa Coffee to the next roundabout where you will see the Coach and Horses, a reminder of the old coaching route and the Great North Road (E).