Health Walk - Thursday 12th September

Photos by Beth & mostly Frankie - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Frankie:  "The weather was very kind today for our walk led by Frankie and back marked by Jimmy who it's fair to say did more steps than the rest of the group as he walked up and down whilst we caught our breath after an incline.   Here are a few photographs taken today that we would like to share with you.

The route for today was. Walk down Cardiac hill over the wooden bridge tuning left

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into Gravel Hole Wood and

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through the trees

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over the Women's Institute Bridge into Dog Kennel Wood

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up through the kissing gate along the top field down the steps and

   
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to the Lake

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Autumn's here now

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along the lake to the wooden steps.    After descending the Long Steps

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we walked to the stone bridge and turned right through Walkers Wood

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to emerge and run into the Elite Group -
John B:  " Elite walk, 6 walkers plus George, John B leading, Beth back marker.  Down to gate then left to cross front of Hall, from side of Hall right

Photo 12 - Beth                          
(Beth:  It’s the tipi in Wilbrams Wood I’m trying to learn the camera on the phone.) into Wilbrahams Wood, exit onto main drive by the big tree stump. right and right into Cinder Path, right onto cycle track, left to circle Cock Cabin Wood, along track to left into Walkers Wood. Down to Stone Bridge, along main cycle track to right ascend Cardiac Hill to right at the many eyed tree to Visitors Centre."

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Back to Frankie - the pond in Cock Cabin Wood

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more autumn berries

and returned to the Visitors Centre via the Cinder Path around the front of the Hall and return"

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 with many thanks to Beth, Eileen P, John B and especially Frankie

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