Health Walk - Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Today we had forty-nine walkers and some sunshine which highlighted the autumn colours beginning to appear
Lawrence was leading the main walk with Elizabeth M back marking. Peter led the Elite group into the Pinetum with Pat back marking.
Lawrence, having ascertained that the Cinder Path was almost dry led us off in that direction
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Leaving the Cinder Path we walked along the Cycle track to Cock Cabin Pond
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and round the Pond
Leaving Cock Cabin Wood we entered Walkers Wood to come out on bikers Hill and walked towards the Stone Bridge, crossing it we circumnavigated the Picnic Area, walked along the bottom of the Dam and climbed up the Long Steps to the Lake
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Walking along the Dam we met the Elite walkers coming the other way. They had walked through the Pinetum, down Cardiac Hill crossing the Wooden Bridge and walked up into Gravel Hole Wood.
Through Gravel Hole Wood into Dog Kennel Wood, leaving Dog Kennel Wood to walk round the Lake where we met them stretched out.
Where are the other three? Suzi, had led Carol and Norman down the slope and waited for the rest of the group at the Stone Bridge from where they all walked up Snake Hill back to the Barn.
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Lawrence carried on round the Lake, through the Kissing Gate and up the
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steps from where he led us down through the other Kissing Gate and up into Dog Kennel Wood walking back to the Barn in the reverse direction to the way the Elite walkers had started their walk - through Dog Kennel Wood, Gravel Hole Wood, over the Wooden Bridge up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Barn.
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Today's walks (Red Main Group, Green Short Walk Option Group).
Dotted green line is where some walkers took a short cut
Today's walkers
Main Walk - Ann F, Ann K, Barry, Bettina, Bill, Brian C, Carmel, Carol W, Christine S, Clare, Colin C, Colin D, Elizabeth M, Ileen, James Mc, Janet S, Jean C, John W, John Wi, Judy, Keith, Kristina, Lawrence, Margaret A, Margaret W, Marilyn, Maureen Mc, Meryl, Michael G, Michael S, Roseanne, Sheila T, Susan G, Teresa, Yvonne & Zandra.
Short Walk Group - Carol R, Carole, Dianne, Elizabeth H, Frankie, Irene T, Karin, Muriel, Norman, Pat, Peter W, Sandy & Suzi
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
*Cam Lane - James Mc has found a map which shows Cam Lane starting from the Stone Bridge, it probably starts earlier but we haven't any evidence of that
The Chorley Walks.
