Health Walk - Thursday 7th November

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

James led the longer walk with Michael back marking a group of only seven people.    Seven Elite walkers and George led by Colin C, back marked by Pat R

Another wet autumn day but today the Park was magical with the glistening leaves and dark tree bark.  There was a lot of casual water lying around but James found a reasonably dry route for us.

We set off down Snake Hill, over the Stone Bridge,

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round the Picnic Area, up the Long Steps to the Lake

Leaving the Lake we went through the Kissing Gate

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and now on Cam Lane walked up through Green Wood

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towards the Ponderosa where we were surprised to see a motor cyclist opening the gate follow by a couple of elderly women in a car.

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I liked this tree, it's Photo 5 cropped

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Carrying on our trek along Cam Lane to the top of Sheep Hill

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Another version of Photo 9

We crossed the roud and walked down Sheep Hill to enter the Park at the Town Brow Car Park walking along the Cycle Path till we could cross the Wooden Bridge to climb up Cardiac Hill, into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre.

Zandra:  "Seven of us set off in rain, which never stopped! George came, but didn't like the puddles. We went down Cardiac Hill  over the wooden bridge , the river was very high. We turned right, along the path. At the top we turned left and through the wood. Then round to the reservoir,  down the slope, and along to the stone bridge. Across the bridge, at this point Denise and Gillian then went straight back up Snake Hill, George had had enough. Turned right  through the wood, out onto the path,  straight round to the Cinder Path. Then along and back to the cafe/Visitors Centre, for coffee and a quick dry. "

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 Zandra

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