Health Walk - Thursday 14th February 2019   

Photos by Sheila T, John B & Jim S - Please click on photos to see a larger one!

Today we had thirty-seven walkers and Paddy, a good turnout for a Thursday.  

Sheila: "What an amazing morning we were treated to today for our walk - the sun was shining."

The Elite walkers led by John B with Colin C back marking set off down Snake Hill only to be overtaken shortly by the main group led by Sheila T with Frankie back marking.

They all went down Snake Hill and crossed the Stone Bridge.

Photo 1 - John
Here the main group went round the Picnic Area, you can just see them - top right, and climbed the steps to the Lake.  

The Elite walkers walked up the Slope and through the Kissing Gate into the Field and on to Cam Lane.  They went through the Kissing Gate at the far end and walked up the path passed Cam Lane Cottage and ahead they saw the main group crossing Cam Lane ahead of them.  They turned off Cam Lane and went through the Top Kissing Gate into the Cow Field, down the Field through the Lower Kissing Gate into Gravel Hole Wood and down the hill

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What are the main group looking at?

Photo 4 - John
Not sure where the Elite Walkers are here? However they went

Photo 5 - John   
onto the Cycle Path and over the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill

Photo 6 - John
into the Pinetum, right passed the Monkey Puzzle tree and still climbing reached the Visitors Centre.

The Main group left the Lake and entered Dog Kennel Wood walking through into Gravel Hole Wood and turning to go

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through the new Lower Kissing Gate into the Cow Field

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Passing through the Upper Kissing Gate after the steep climb up the Steps.

Photo 10 - Jim
Looking back over the Cow Field

They crossed over Cam Lane into Green Wood walking down the steps, over the Footbridge climbing back up to walk up passed the ASDA car park entrance along the top and down the steps, over the Footbridge and seeing the

Photo 11
Scarlet Elf Cup.

Over the Wide Footbridge and back on to Cam Lane, continuing along the edge of the Field, down the steps to the Lake, walking along the eastern shore and dropping down the Slope, over the Stone Bridge, up Bikers Hill following the Cycle Path

Photo 12
to the Cinder Path Steps.

Photo 13
Heres' Jimmy in his short sleeved T-shirt emphasising that spring is on the way.

Down the Cinder Path, up the Hall Drive, round the front of the Hall and 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 >>.

Thanks to John B, Jim S and Sheila T for supplying the photos and to John B and Sheila T for explaining the routes.

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