Went for a recce of part of it on Saturday, got a little lost in the snow on Punchard Moor

After the Low Faggergill checkpoint, all the routes I've seen on the interweb follow the road past Whaw then the bridleway back to Great Punchard Gill. Is there any reason not to take the footpath direct to the main road from Low Faggergill, and then cut across country to pick up the bridleway higher up?