start on the b6279, 3 yards before 'staindrop' sign and proceed towards darlington, taking care at spinford bridge through the blind corners, to turn left onto the unclassified road signposted 'hilton 1 ml, wakerfield 2ml' before ingleton village (2.3 miles). continue uphill, past hilton and wakerfield turn left onto a688 opposite the sun inn (4.15 miles). go down keverstone bank and past raby castle into staindrop. turn left at staindrop school onto the unclassified road signposted 'south cleatlam 1.5ml, newsham 2ml, whorlton 4ml' (7.15 miles). go through south cleatlam and little newsham to bear right as the road forks at the top of the bank towards whorlton. at whorlton crossroads (9.35 miles) turn left with extreme care onto the a67. proceed past winston, through gainford, and at piercebridge bear left onto the sliproad b6275 for 'royal oak' (17.35 miles). give way and turn left onto the b6275 to proceed north to denton/summerhouses crossroads, where turn left onto the b6279 towards staindrop (19.35 miles). head back towards staindrop in a westerley direction, past summerhouses, through ingleton, and past the first turn (22.1 miles), to finish 3 yards beyond the grate opposite the 'staindrop' village sign (ie opposite the start line) (24.4 miles).