Health Walk - Tuesday 22nd January 2019

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

Today we had thirty-five walkers!  Twenty-eight for the main walk and seven for the short walk

"It was a cold day - we hit the only dry spell between early morning sleet and latterly snow showers - very lucky" - Sheila

Carmel led the main group with Michael S back marker.

Margaret W led the Elite group with Colin C back marker.  

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Carmel addressing the main group before departure

She set off up the Car Park, passed the infamous machine, to enter the Pinetum near the Tree Sculpture.  

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The Elite group set off down the side of the Visitors Centre into the Pinetum and followed the Elite group down Cardiac Hill turning right then left up the hill into Gravel Hole Wood

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The new Kissing Gate that replaced the Stile.  Has the one at the top been fitted?  Yes it has.

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Pausing to make sure everyone is OK having caught up with the

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Elite walkers who let the main group pass

Photo 10 - Sheila
Walking through the woods

We came out of Dog Kennel Wood and passed through the Kissing Gate

Photo 11 - Sheila   
to climb up into the Field

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only to go down the steps to the Lake.

We all walked round the Lake

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people being disappointed by the tree felling allegedly demanded by the Reservoir Inspectorate.  It was said this had been done to a similar dam and the roots, which had been holding the dam together, rotted away and the dam collapsed.

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Leaving the Lake to walk along the bottom of the Dam, round the Picnic Area and over the Stone Bridge.  Here the Elite walkers continued on up Snake Hill to be first back to the Visitors Centre/Cafe before the crowd got there, and before the sleet/rain/snow came.

The main group continued up through Walkers Wood, along the Cycle Path to the Cinder Path, along the Cinder Path,

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the Hall Drive, round the Hall and back to the Visitors Centre/Cafe

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 >>.  similarly for the blue arrows

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