Health Walk - Tuesday 15th October

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

Sheila:     "James led the longer walk with Michael back marking a group of 18 people. 26 Elite walkers led by Colin, back marked by Beth with John B middle marking."

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James introducing his planned walk and Michael behind the camera

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Having walked down Snake Hill, over the Stone Bridge, up the slope through the Kissing Gate and along Cam Lane to Hawks Clough we crossed the footbridge and headed for the Hawks Clough settlement

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Approaching the buildings we saw people working in the yard

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Leaving the buildings behind we walked up the Drive,

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nearing the top,

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and on to the A6

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Leaving the A6

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we meandered through May Park

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who is this person?

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Leaving the roads

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we looked for the path

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back into the Park

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Walkers liked photo 19 on Facebook

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Back in the Park, Green wood we climbed up

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to leave Green wood and walked along the top

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dropping down into Green Wood Again

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the autumn carpet is taking shape

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over the lower footbridge

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and climbed up to Cam Lane leaving the wood

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passing the ponds where we first saw the otters over a year ago

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Continuing along Cam Lane

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to cross the road at the top of Sheep Hill, and started down, Oh we're not going down Glenmore into Sheep Hill wood today, must be running out of time

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nearing the bottom of Town Brow where

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crossed the road again

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and back into the Park

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walking along the Cycle Path to the

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Wooden Bridge, crossing and walking up Cardiac Hill to turn at

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John B's Many Eyed Tree.  I wonder how many people noticed that the tree actually had eyes?

Back to the Visitors Centre.

Yvonne: "Great turnout today, and a great record of a very different walk today with thanks to Jim, and yourself."

Beth: "Elite walk, Colin led 26 walkers, From the cafe, we walker up towards the walled garden turned left across the top of the Pinetum, down the steps by the stone wall, down the rest of cardiac over the Wooden bridge, up through Gravel Hole & Dog Kennel Woods, through the meadow. Down the steps to the lake & down the ramp, over the stone bridge and up Snake back to the cafe, Visitors Centre.  I back marked and pressed John into service as a middle marker."

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 grateful thanks to Beth

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