The Ney Gill section of the path is accessed both by the Red Route and the Green Route of the Coast to Coast path via the shooting box road which climbs from the Keld Road near to Rowantree Gill and continues to the Shooting Box by the Ney Gill.

Little Gill flows around the shooting box to converge with the Ney Gill. The stone surfaced shooting road coming from the B6270 persists almost to the shooting box and then dematerializes, leaving an attractive, soft grassy track. Once Coast to Coast walkers reach the shooting road navigation becomes more cordial.

The Ney Gill is on the east of the Coast to Coast path en route from the shooting box to Whitsun Dale. The grassy track gradually becomes more marshy as it drops down the valley, even in dry weather. Whitsun Dale remains prominent in the near distance from this point on, stretching west to east before the rising West Stonesdale Out pasture..

From the shooting box the path alongside the Ney Gill is lined with grouse butts. Although the course of the Ney Gill is obvious the path is just too far from it to see the water, which is obscured by long rough grasses.

Just before the confluence of Ney Gill and Tarn Sike, Ney Gill is tramped over on a small but wide wooden bridge. Tarn Sike is a substantial tributory, being a 2nd order watercourse originating from High Gayle, west of Tarn Moss.

Black Sike is another tributary of the Ney Gill, springing not far below Tarn Moss, the boggy moorland surrounding Birkdale Tarn. Black Sike's confluence with the Ney Gill is about a mile south of the Tarn.

As the Coast to Coast path begins its final descent from the moorland into Whitsun Dale it crosses the Ney Gill via a ford on a farming track which is followed for half a mile to Ravenseat. The Ney Gill converges with the Whitsundale Beck only 150 yards from the ford.

Near the south west wall boundary of Ney Gill Hill is a footpath sign that indicates the way forward, alongside Whitsundale Beck, for the Blue Route of the Coast to Coast path.

Ney Gill Hill is negotiated as part of the Blue Route of the Coast to Coast path, and provides a direct crossing to the path alongside the Whitsundale Beck.

From Ney Gill Hill the path proceeds in the opposite direction, over Friar Side, on a farmer's track, to meet the Ravenseat Road between Black Howe and Ravenseat Farm.

Ney Gill converges with the Whitsundale Beck at Ravenseat, close to the south east boundary wall of Ney Gill Hill (bottom left side of image). Beyond Ravenseat Farm is Ravenseat Moor. Just visible at the summit of the Moor (between the two gutters) is Robert's Seat, a 549m hill. Robert's Seat can be accessed from Tan Hill Inn or from Ravenseat.