Health Walk - Thursday 24th January 2019   

Photos by Elizabeth M & Sheila T - Please click on photos to see a larger one!

Today we had twenty-six walkers.  A crisp morning walk as the snow was melting - participants reported feeling exhilarated!

John W was the leader of the main walk with Frankie back marker.  

Margaret W led the Elite group with David H back marker.  

The main group set off up into the Car Park, round the back of the Barn, down the Hall Drive on to the Cinder Path, out

Photo 1 - Sheila
onto the Cycle Path 

Photo 2 - Sheila  
and along to Cock Cabin Wood

Photo 3 - Sheila    
Round the Pond

The Elite group had gone down Snake Hill until the path round the front of the Hall, down the Drive and followed the main group down the Hall Drive on to the Cinder Path and into Cock Cabin Wood,

Photo 4 - Margaret  Photo 5 - Margaret
the main group having disappeared into the distance

Photo 6 - Sheila
The main group left the wood and entered Walkers Wood.

The Elite group avoided Walkers Wood and went straight down Bikers Hill, both group crossing the Stone Bridge and here the Elite Group walked along the cycle Path/Riverside but the main group

Photo 7 - Elizabeth                  Photo 8 - Elizabeth                               Photo 9 - Elizabeth 
walked round the Picnic Area and climbed the steps

Photo 10 - Elizabeth                                           Photo 11 - Elizabeth 
up to the Lake

Photo 12 - Sheila 
Walking along the Dam Sheila spotted the gorse in bloom

Photo 13 - Elizabeth
Not sure where this is well I don't know where this is unless it's the Gate into the Field looking back

Photo 14 - Elizabeth                                       Photo 15 - Elizabeth
Passing through the Kissing Gate on the right of Photo 13 and walking along Cam Lane to Hawks Clough, passed the Cam Lane Cottage,

Photo 16 - Sheila                     Photo 17 - Sheila
ignoring the steps down into Green Wood and

Photo 18 - Sheila       Photo 19 - Sheila   
turning along the path to the Cow Field

Photo 20 - Sheila 
A nice photo

Photo 21 - Elizabeth   
looking over the Cow Field and coming

Photo 22 - Sheila                 Photo 23 - Sheila                                     Photo 24 Sheila     
to the new kissing gate to replace the stile into the Cow field,

Photo 25 - Elizabeth                                      Photo 26 - Elizabeth
should make this path more attractive to walkers when the cows are inside for winter

Photo 27 Elizabeth
Down the field to

Photo 28 - Sheila                Photo 29 - Sheila
the new kissing gate at the bottom

Photo 30 - Margaret        Photo 31 - Margaret 
Meanwhile the Elite group have crossed the Wooden Bridge, walked up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum, up past the Fairy Village and back to the Visitors Centre/Cafe

The Main group followed the Elite Group over the Wooden Bridge and up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and up the side 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
Hawksclough Farmhouse
Jenny Greenteeth
Park
Pinetum
Ponderosa
Visitors Centre