Health Walk - Tuesday 27th November 2018

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

Today we had forty-one walkers for James' walk round the Duck Ponds

A rather nippy morning.

James led the main group with Elizabeth M back marker.

Maggie led the Elite group with Colin C back marker.  

James took us down the side of the Visitors Centre

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into the Pinetum then down Cardiac Hill over the Wooden Bridge turning right along

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the Cycle Path down the Avenue of Oaks to Town Brow

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Across the Sheep Hill Lane, waiting for the snapper ( can't catch up liked I used to be able to do)

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Entering Sheep Hill Wood

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walking along the path (sorry that's obvious)

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Leaving the 'Top of the World' going down the path

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only to climb up again before

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crossing Back Lane

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Where next?

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through the path into Blackthorn Croft

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Crossing Wood End Road

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into the houses

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but before we got amongst them Ann pointed out the 'Hugging Tree' which I hugged too

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approaching the first pond

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The first pond

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the second pond

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the third pond

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Starting back

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Looking for the fourth pond

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the fourth pond

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the huge roundabout where Wood End Lane meets Back Lane

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Crossing Back Lane and walking down to enter the Park again and walk along the Avenue of Oaks back to the Wooden Bridge, over and up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre

Maggie walked the Elite group through the Car Park anticlockwise around the Hall, down the Drive along the Cinder Path, along the Cycle Path, into Cock Cabin Wood, down Bikers Hill across the Stone Bridge, up the Slope round the Lake, down the Long Steps, along the bottom of the Dam round the Picnic area over the Stone Bridge and up Snake Hill back to the Visitors Centre

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 >>.

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

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