Start on Horseshoe Hill, a turning just west of the Three Tuns pub. Uphill, you bear right at the war memorial, and follow the lane to St Nicholas', the parish church of Great Hormead. From the churchyard continue along the lane, turning left at a junction that is signposted to Little Hormead and Furneux Pelham. Pass Little Hormead Bury Farm, its barns now converted to houses, and you reach St Mary's, the Norman parish church of Little Hormead.

Continue along the lane. Opposite Bulls Farm go left at the footpath sign into cultivated land, following hedges north through two fields, then go left and right alongside a hedge to a junction. Carry straight on along a track. At first a byway, where this bears left continue ahead along a footpath across fields. Go through two kissing gates to emerge on to the main street of Great Hormead.

Turn right on to the road. Go beyond a left turn, Hall Lane. When opposite a thatched barn go to the left of the chevron-style bend sign to the inconspicuous start of a footpath. This follows the course of the Black Ditch stream, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, the stream and hedge eventually bearing left. Cross the stream on a bridge into pasture and head for a footpath post at a lane. 

Turn left to walk along the lane, initially with a hedge on the left only, then on both sides.The lane continues winding gently downhill – you will see an electricity pylon on the left. Pass beneath its cables to go left at a footpath sign on to a track, with a hedge to your right. Over the brow descend towards Hormead Hall. At a wooden farm gate go through the kissing gate on the right of it, then head diagonally left across pasture to another kissing gate.

Once through this, go left along the edge of an arable field. Look to the left here, through the hedge, to see the remains of Hormead Hall's medieval moat. Turn left out of the field, then turn right along Hall Lane, to a road junction. Turn right into Hormead Road, the main street of Great Hormead. A left turn past the Three Tuns pub brings you back to Horseshoe Hill.