Health Walk - Thursday 7th September2017

Photos by Eileen P & Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Today we had twenty-nine walkers and it was DRY.  

It was Avril and Lynn's first walk with us.

John W was leading the main walk with Margaret W back marking.  Peter led the Elite group into the Pinetum with Sue back marking.

John led off around

  
Photo 1- Amanda         Photo 2 - Amanda
the south side of the Hall, down Snake Hill and

Photo 3 - Eileen
across the Stone Bridge into Cam Lane (James Mc has found a map and Cam Lane appears to start at the Stone Bridge).  We walked along the bottom of the Dam and up the Long Steps to the Lake

  
Photo 4 -  Amanda       Photo5 - Eileen
walking round the Lake we re-joined Cam Lane again, entered the Field, reached Hawks Clough and walked up past the

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Ponderosa

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here first timers Avril and Lynn are learning about the hacienda

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I've no idea what Bill and Margaret are talking about

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We continued along Cam Lane, Barry remarked on how the Jinny Greenteeth re-knitted together again as the ducks sailed through it.

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crossing Sheep Hill Lane, walked down to Back Lane, crossed the road and walked along the Cycle Track all the way to the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill, through the Pinetum back to the Barn

Peter carried on into the Pinetum, up along the viewing area down Cardiac Hill, over the Wooden Bridge, up into Gravel Hole Wood, Dog Kennel Wood, leaving Dog Kennel Wood to walk round the Lake in the opposite direction to the main group

They walked down the Long Steps, along the bottom of the Dam, over the Stone Bridge, up Snake Hill

Photo 14 - Eileen
back to the Barn.

Today's walks (Red Main Group, Green Short Walk Option Group).  Main Group: 2.8 miles in 61 minutes, Short 2 miles
Dotted red line is where some walkers took a short cut
Where there are green arrows on the red route it means the Elite walkers had followed the main >> or the main group had followed the Elite walkers >>.  >> walking the same route twice.

Today's walkers

Main Walk - Amanda, Anne, Avril, Barry, Bernadette, Bill, Colin D, David H, Eileen P, Graham, Helen G, James Mc, Janet S, Jean C, John W, Keith, Lynn, Margaret W, Mavis, Michael S, Moira, Sheila T & Zandra

Short Walk Group - Carol R, Colin C, Norman, Peter W, Sandy & Suzi

Thanks to Amanda & Eileen for their photographs

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cinder Path

Cuerden Valley's Health Walk

The Chorley Walks.