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At the bottom of the field, cross a stile and the bottom corner of a sloping pasture. On the other side, from a gate climb a clear path and then pause for a moment at the high point to enjoy a retrospective view of the route followed. A field-margin path now leads out to a lane at West Field Cottage. Turn right and walk as far as a gate on the left giving onto the Tees Railway Walk. Cross the viaduct ahead, spanning the River Lune, and then make the most of a delightful, tree-shaded railway trackbed, bright in spring and summer with wild flowers, including purple vetch, field scabious and foxglove.

Continue as far as a concrete ladder-stile on the right, and from it move half-left across a farm enclosure to a gate and stile giving onto a lane at Lonton South Farm. Walk briefly along the lane, then leave it at a signpost and gated gap-stile. Cross a meadow (diagonally left to a stile by a gate) and the corner of the next field to pursue a clear route across more fields eventually to reach the Tees. Now follow the river, upstream, but before the broad farm track underfoot reaches the Middleton road, bear right with the river to Bridge End Steps. Turn right up into Middleton to complete the walk.