Health Walk - Tuesday 19th March 2019

Photos by Sheila T - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Thanks to Sheila for providing the photos and the information for the main walk and John B for the information about the Elite walk.  

Sheila:     "Very pleasant walk today the main group of 30 led by Carmel and back marked by Jimmy _ Denise P brought George her little dog today.
The shorter option group of 9 was led by Colin and back marked by John B.  "

Carmel took the main group up through the Car Park

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and into the Pinetum, down Cardiac Hill over the Wooden Bridge turning right and shortly climbing up into Gravel Hole Wood

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where they paused for a breather

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continuing through the wood, into Dog Kennel Wood and out on to Cam Lane, through the Kissing Gate into the Field

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leaving the unused steps behind they continued along Cam Lane to Hawks Clough dropping down into Green Wood and walking up to the top via the 'the Killing Steps' - Sheila's description.

Walking along the path and down to the Footbridge before climbing even longer steps up to Cam Lane

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Just short of the Ponderosa

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James is chiding Lis because she hasn't taken her usual deviation down through the Cow field

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Storm damage.   Continuing along Cam Lane back to Hawks Clough still on Cam Lane down to the Kissing Gate, the Slope on to the Stone Bridge and up Snake Hill back to the Visitors Centre.

The Elite group walked up though the car park, path to right of barn, along side of Hall to right to rejoin Snake Hill.  Down to junction, up cycle path to circle Cock Cabin Wood, back to stone bridge, up the Slope past lake end to follow path through Dog Kennel and Gravel Hole woods, along track, up Cardiac Hill to Monkey Puzzle, right back to the Visitors Centre.  The Long walkers beat us back!.

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
Tree Sculpture
Park
Pinetum
Ponderosa
Visitors Centre