Health Walk - Tuesday 1st October

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

Sheila:     "Thirty one walkers braved a chilly but thankfully dry morning. Carmel led 24 longer walkers back marked by Frankie. We had two new walkers, plus Charlie a new canine friend and one old friend who returned to a warm welcome. John B led 7 Elite walkers and Brian back marked. Thanks to our leaders"

Carmel got us all together and we set off up into the Car Park

Photo 1 - Sheila 
Walking along the Car Park to the Pinetum

Photo 2 - Sheila 
Walking down Cardiac Hill.

Photo 3 - Sheila    
Carmel checking we're all together on the Cycle Path before taking us up into

Photo 4 - Sheila                                                           Photo 5 - Sheila
Gravel Hole Wood, here another pause to get our breath back

On through the wood into Dog Kennel Wood on to Cam Lane, through the Kissing Gate into the Field and on to Hawks Clough, dropping down into Green Wood

Photo 6   
Climbing the steps to the highest point of our walk

Photo 7                                                              Photo 8    
Walking along the top

Photo 9                                    Photo 10    
I dedicated Photo 9, a Churchillian gesture, on Facebook to our leader Boris

Photo 11 - Sheila                                                       Photo 12    
We climbed the long steps back up to Cam Lane, here resting, before we walked passed the Ponderosa to Hawks Clough, the Field, through the Kissing Gate, down the Slope, we crossed the Stone Bridge and climbed up Snake Hill back to the Visitors Centre

John B: "Tuesday’s Elite Walk 7 walkers, John B leading, Brian back marker. Up to Barclay Drive, right around the barn and Hall to regain Snake Hill. Down to Stone Bridge, up ramp to Dog Kennel Wood, right to Gravel Hole Wood, descend to main track, right then left up Cardiac Hill to right at the Many -eyed tree and back for coffee at 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 >>.  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