Health Walk - Tuesday 4th October 2016

Photos by Michael & Sandy - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Twenty-five walkers today - Barbara, Bernadette, Brian, Carmel, Colin C, Carole, Elizabeth H, Elizabeth M, Frankie, Graham, Irene S, Irene T, James, John W, Karin, Margaret, Maureen, Michael, Paul, Peter, Sandy, Suzie, Sylvia and Zandra.

It was Barbara's first walk with us.

Another lovely sunny morning.

Michael was leading, Frankie was back marker to the main walk and Peter was leading the short walk.  

The main group set off into the Pinetum, down to the Wooden Bridge and up into Gravel Hole Wood.

Through Gravel Hole Wood into Dog Kennel Wood then climbed up into the Field, where the cows were all at Hawks Clough.

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Frankie enjoying being back marker

We climbed up to the Ponderosa, along Cam Lane and dropped down into Green Wood entering the Field again where the cows still hadn't noticed us

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We've just descend the steps and are approaching the Lake

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Climbing up Snake Hill over the worst and once again we didn't need to rest on the seat before walking on to the Barn

Meanwhile Peter led the short walkers round the back of the Barn and along James' Walk.

All the following photos are Sandy's

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The field adjacent to the Cycle Track with more cows

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The bluebells have all gone

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Emerging from the trees they left James' Walk picking up Sue Ryder Drive before going along the Cinder Path

They walked through Cock Cabin Wood, round the Pond and leaving the wood behind entered Walkers' Wood coming back out on the Cycle Track and across the Stone Bridge.

They walked up the slope to the Lake

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They spotted the main group across the water.

Down the steps from the Lake along the bottom of the Dam, crossing the Stone Bridge and climbing Snake Hill back to the Barn, the main group catching them up as we passed the new building.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the walks.  

Today's Walks

Red - main walk
Green - short walk

Michael Swarbrick