Deadmeat95 wrote:U just work backwards, go thru new londo to valley of the drakes to darkroot to undead parish to dragon bridge.
You are making it harder than it has to be, (if you have the master key). You can go from the Burg right to Darkroot, (through Havel's door).
Then it's Darkroot right to the Parish....
....but that still leaves the gate down!
The gate only opens from the other side.
You cannot get to the Altar.