Health Walk - Thursday 6th June 2019   

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

Sheila:  "We were lucky with another sunny morning for our walk today - the longer one led by James and back marked by Carmel. We had a new walker on the longer walk today who has said she will come again. John B led our Elite walk and David back marked. We weren't joined by any dogs today."

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The Elite walkers setting off on their walk closely following the main group -
John B: "7 walkers, JB leading, David, H back marker. Across direct to Monkey Puzzle, up Cardiac to fork left to steps, up to car park and Barclay Drive right around barn and Hall to follow drive to right onto Cinder Track. right onto cycle track, left into Cock Cabin Wood, left and left in Walkers Wood. Over Stone Bridge to ascend Cardiac Hill to Monkey Puzzle Tree then right to the Visitors Centre Café."

James ahead of the Elite walkers led the main group down Cardiac Hill, the elite walkers having left us at the monkey puzzle tree.

Over the Wooden Bridge, along the Cycle Path to Town Brow, crossed the road and walked up Sheep Hill

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passed Smith's Farm, the thatched cottage.

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and into Sheep Hill Wood

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Flora seen on the path, not what Sheila's looking at

We emerged from the trees at the Top of the World

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James paused to let us catch our breathe after the steady climb

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The grass is high, not quite as high as an elephant's eye, but it seems higher this year

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Following the path we came out on to Back Lane and followed James up the Hill into Wood End Lane

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We continued along the lane till we came to the path from the Ley Inn

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We bore round to the left and climbed over the bridge over the first pond on our way to the

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second pond where the Irises are in bloom

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now passing the third pond

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reflections

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Frankie is pointing out the fish, Jim said they were Roach but other people say they are Rudd

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Leaving the pond we followed the path back on to Wood End Lane

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down Blackthorn Drive on to Back Lane, down to Town Brow and over the road into the Park.  We soon left the Cycle Path to walk in the field alongside the river

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Flowers blooming in the water

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We came back on to the Cycle Path just before the Covert Pond which seems to be overgrown again

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Walking along the Cycle Path turning to cross

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the Wooden Bridge and back up Cardiac Hill 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 >>.

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