Health Walk - Thursday 11th October 2018

Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one!

Today we had thirty walkers - another good turnout for a Thursday

We had a lovely morning for the walks, dry, mild and overcast but the sun came out as we finished just before we had drops of rain

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Sheila led the main group with Lawrence back marker

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Suzi led the Elite group with Colin C back marking.

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Sheila led the main group off Snake Hill and round the Hall

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Suzi led the Elite walkers down Snake Hill, up Bikers Hill, anti-clockwise round Cock Cabin Wood, back down Bikers Hill across the Stone Bridge round the Picnic Area up the Long Steps to the Lake, down the Short Steps, along the river, over the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre

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Sheila's group rounding the Hall,

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walking down the Hall Drive to walk along

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the Cinder Path.  Leaving the Cinder Path we walked along the Cycle Path all the way to the Stone Bridge which we crossed on to Cam Lane, up the Slope and round the east side of the Lake, through the Kissing Gate and up the steps into the Field.

Carrying on along Cam Lane to Hawks Clough and then up the path past the Ponderosa.

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Continuing along Cam Lane past the

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pond from which all the Jenny Greenteeth has disappeared but what I didn't see until I downloaded the photos was a cat!  Lower right third in photo 11

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We pressed on to the top of Sheep Hill, crossed the road and walked down to cross back into the Park opposite Back Lane.

We followed the Cycle Path to the Wooden Bridge, walked 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 - Barbara C, Barry, Bernadette, Carmel, Catherine, Colin D, David H, Edward, Eileen P, Elizabeth M, Graham, Helen G, James, Jane, John W, Julie S, Lawrence, Michael S, Moira, Ricky, Roberta, Sheila T & Sue P

Elite group - Colin C, Elizabeth H, Jennifer, Joan, Margaret W, Suzi & Zandra

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cam Lane
Cam Lane Cottage
The Chorley Walks
Cinder Path
Cock Cabin Wood
Cuerden Hall
Cuerden Valley's Health Walk
Hawksclough Farmhouse
Jenny Greenteeth
Park
Pinetum
Ponderosa
Visitors Centre