Run from the club up School Lane and in to the Downs, take the lower gravel path and follow it beyond the castle towards Leigh.
Go through the gate on the left which takes you up the slope to the castle from the Leigh side, then join Castle Lane.
Run up Castle Lane and take a left into Sea View Terrace, immediately after the Salvation Army tea rooms.
Continue on the footpath at the end of this road to the mountain bike course.
Run through the car park and enter the Downs just past the Iron Age hut.
Run down until you reach the upper gravel path, go right on this back to School Lane and then the club.
If it is getting dark when you reach the castle, return by road, Castle Lane, A13, Befleet Road, Essex Way.