Health Walk - Thursday 2nd August 2018

Photos by Michael S & Jen K - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Today we had forty walkers including a guest and two children.  It was a warm muggy morning with a little sunshine.

David H led the main walk with Elizabeth M back-marking and Frankie mid-marking.  

Colin C led the Elite walk with Jen K back marking.  

David led us straight down Snake Hill, across the Wooden Bridge and up into Dog Kennel Wood - where is he taking us?

We left Gravel Hole Wood

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to walk south along the Cycle Track to Town Brow

Crossing the road we started up Sheep Hill

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where I spotted the WW1 soldier for the first time!

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At the top we crossed back and entered Cam Lane

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Walking along Cam Lane past the pond where we first saw the Otters earlier this year

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can we see the gates to the  Ponderosa ?

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Not passing the  Ponderosa but leaving Cam Lane to enter Green Wood

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Here Frankie and Irene chose to take a short cut

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while the rest of us carried on down into the wood and up round the back of ASDA following the path until we got back onto Cam Lane at Hawks Clough

We carried on along Cam Lane through the Kissing Gate and down the slope to have more walkers take the short cut back up Snake Hill

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The remaining walkers following David along the river and over the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre

The Elite walkers left the  Visitors Centre walking through the Car Park and past the south side of Cuerden Hall down the Drive and onto the Cinder Path leaving the path to enter Cock Cabin Wood

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The Pond

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continuing

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round the Pond

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through the Wood to go down into Walkers Wood and Bikers Hill

Here Suzi and Dianne left the walk to return to the Visitors Centre via Snake Hill

Colin led the group over the Stone Bridge and along the river where Jen

                              
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was fascinated by this dog and its massive 'stick'

They crossed the Wooden Bridge and preceded the main group up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre

Today's walks (Red Main Group, Blue short cuts and 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 - Anne Se, Barbara F, Barry, Bernadette, Bill, Carmel, Colin D, David H, Eileen, Elizabeth M, Eric, Frankie, Graham, Helen G, Irene S, James, Jane, Jim, Julie, Lawrence, Lis, Mary, Moira, Michael S, Risky, Rosemary & Trudi

It was Anne S & Lis' first walk with us

Elite group - Beth, Carol W, Cathy and her two children, Colin C, Daniel, Dianne, Elizabeth H, Jen, Jennifer, John B & Suzi

Daniel is Beth & John's Grandson, his first time and Cathy's first time with us too

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cinder Path                Cuerden Hall          Hawksclough Farmhouse                         Cam Lane             

Cuerden Valley's Health Walk    Cock Cabin Wood   Cam Lane Cottage       Ponderosa     Pinetum        Visitors Centre

The Chorley Walks.