Health Walk - Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Today we only had thirty-five walkers, usually forty to fifty.
It was a blisteringly hot morning with clear blue skies
Carmel led the main walk with James back marker. Brian L led the short option walk with Colin C back marking.
Carmel introduced the walk and led off into the Pinetum then down Cardiac Hill, over the Wooden Bridge turning left along the river (Cycle Track).
She took us over the Stone Bridge, up Bikers Hill and along the Cycle Track into the north side of the Park walking anti-clockwise round the path.
Michael & Ricky reminisced about both being Christened at St. Saviour's Church and the enigmatic vicar in Michael's teens who started him off developing films and printing photographs.
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We paused to rest in the shade alongside the pond.
We climbed uphill back alongside the M65
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where Michael spotted these wild Raspberries
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and Sloes
Leaving the north side and
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walking under the M65
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to re-enter the main Park, finding the Cinder Path and walking up the drive round the front of Cuerden Hall
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We came across this information board with some interesting facts. Proceeding we passed
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these cows enjoying the sunshine and shade as we approached the Visitors Centre
Brian L led the Elite walkers down Snake Hill, over the Stone Bridge, up the Slope, alongside the east shore of the Lake, up into the Field from the Lake but came back down to go through the Kissing Gate and up into Dog Kennel Wood, through Gravel Hole Wood, to lead them over the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill, into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre
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Today's walks (Red Main Group, Green Short Walk Option Group).
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 >>.
Today's walkers
Main Walk - Angela B, Angela C, Ann T, Anneke, Annette, Barry, Brian C, Carmel, Christine D, Christine S, Clare, Ilene, James Mc, Julie, Katie, Linda E, Malcolm, Margaret A, Michael S, Michelle, Ricky, Sheila T, Susan G, Sylvia & Yvonne
Elite group - Beth, Brain L, Gillian, Joan, John B, Muriel, Roberta with Wally, Sherry, Stephen & Suzi
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
Cinder Path Cuerden Hall Hawksclough Farmhouse Cam Lane Lower Kem Mill
Cuerden Valley's Health Walk Cock Cabin Wood Cam Lane Cottage Ponderosa Pinetum Visitors Centre
