[1] Start the walk by crossing Delves Lane, the main road in front of Citizens' House.
Delves Lane is a busy main road. Cross using the crossing point that has a mid-carriage island.
[2] Pass into Seymour Street to the side of the Lloyds Pharmacy and follow until the junction with Taylor Street is reached. Cross Taylor Street and enter Palmerston Street. After a short distance turn left into Roseberry Terrace and walk down until the junction with Railway Street is reached. Turn right and walk along Railway Street until coming out onto Palmerston Street once again.
[3] Turn left to reach the junction with Knitsley Lane. The Aldi store will be in front of you. Turn left and walk along Knitsley Lane, passing the rear of the Matalan store and passing beneath the A692.
[4] Just beyond the Templetown sign turn left onto the coast to coast (C2C) cycle path. Walk a short distance uphill, bearing right until steel railings are reached.
[5] Take the right hand track following the signs for the coast to coast path. This part of the C2C is unmetalled but, as the course of a former railway siding, the path is formed form compacted stones and is firm under foot. Remain on the C2C as it curves around until it reaches a junction with Delves Lane.
[6] Turn left and walk up Delves Lane until the A692 is reached.
To avoid the unmetalled section of the coast to coast path at the meal railings, take the alternative gate and pass into Gill Street. Walk the length of Gill Street until the footbridge over the A692 is reached.
[7] Use the pedestrian footbridge to cross the A692.
The footbridge provides a view point north east across the former site of Consett railway station. The railway bed was used for the modern day A692 relief road. Consett station opened in 1896 and closed to passengers in 1955. The line north went to Newcastle via Annfield Plain. South the line went to Newcastle via Blackhill. In 1920 eight trains were timetabled from Newcastle to Consett during weekdays; six continuing to Blackhill. In 1913 the station booked considerably fewer tickets (79,000) than other stations in the area, but even this number had slumped to 15,000 by 1930 and 6,000 by 1951. The last train visited Consett on the 17th March 1984, a few years after the closure of the steelworks and the station was finally demolished on construction of the road.
Just south of the footbridge is the former Travellers Rest Inn which has recently closed and been converted to other use.
[8] Return to Citizens' House by crossing Delves Lane at the crossing point.