Health Walk - Thursday 21st March 2019   

Photos by Beth, Eileen P, Michael S & Sheila T - Please click on photos to see a larger one!

Today we had twenty walkers and Paddy.  

Sheila:  "Very pleasant morning for our walk today.   Smallish group of 12 led by John W and back marked by Irene S. The shorter option led by David H and back marked by John B.   Paddy joined the main group."

Photo 1 - Sheila
Captured by Sheila before the walk - you can see the Wooden Bridge which we were to cross and climb up Cardiac Hill at the end of the main group's walk

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The Elite group setting off down Snake Hill

John took us the opposite way up into the Car Park, along the sunny side of the Hall round the Hall

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and down the Drive where the Daffodils are out in their legions.

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Looking back at them

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Continuing and turning into the

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Cinder Path.

John led us out on to the Cycle Path and along and into Cock Cabin Wood.  Leaving the wood he took us down into Walkers Wood, over the Stone Bridge, round the Picnic Area and up the Long Steps to the Lake.

Leaving the Lake we went through the Kissing Gate and along Cam Lane where we met

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the Elite Group on their way back!

We carried on to Hawks Clough, up past the Ponderosa and leaving Cam Lane to walk through Cam Wood

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admiring the panoramic views as we left the wood and approached the new Kissing Gate

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Through the gate and down the steps into the Cow Field

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Oh look, at the other side of the fence there were calves/young cows/bulls out, will they be in the Cow Field soon and making us miss the Kissing Gates until the winter months again

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Photos from the other side of the path this time

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Paddy being dragged along by Geoff

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the new Lower Kissing gate

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Michael last as usual

Down the track between Black Banks Wood and Gravel Hole Wood onto the Cycle Path turning to walk towards the Stone Bridge

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where the Butterburr is now out in full, seemingly unaffected by the recent swirling river in full spate.

Over the Wooden Bridge and up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and straight up the side back to the Visitors Centre.

The Elite walkers had gone straight down Snake Hill, over the Stone Bridge, which now has its railings restored, along Cam Lane, up the Slope, through the Kissing Gate into the Field along to Hawks Clough, up past the Ponderosa, down into Green Wood, up to the top and down the steps to Hawks Clough, still on Cam Lane where

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they met the main group coming in the opposite direction

They dropped down the steps to the Lake, round the Lake, down the Long Steps, across the Picnic Area crossed the Stone Bridge, climbed back 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

Barn
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
Tree Sculpture
Visitors Centre