Health Walk - Thursday 14th November

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

Sheila T led the longer walk with Michael making suggestions so that we could time the ASDA loop for thoughts on Saturday's Children in Need Countryside Ramble.  Frankie was back marking a group of nineteen.    Fifteen Elite walkers and George & Paddy, led by Colin C, back marked by John B

Today it was dry but very cold as we set off.

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Sheila set off down Snake Hill, sending Michael back to photograph the glimpse of the Lake from the high part of the hill

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The walkers waiting patiently, possibly shivering as we hadn't warmed up yet,

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for Michael

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at last catching up.

We crossed the Stone Bridge, up the Slope, round the Lake - the purists say it's a reservoir but the Park signs all point to a Lake - through the Kissing Gate and up the Steps on to Cam Lane

From here we timed the loop, on to Hawks Clough.

We dropped down into Green Wood and walked round Green Wood to climb

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back on to Cam Lane, back to Hawks Clough and the top of the steps.  Twenty-five minutes.

Down to the Kissing Gate, up through Dog Kennel Wood, Gravel Hole Wood, down to the

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Cycle Path, along the Cycle Path, over the Stone Bridge and back up Snake Hill and back to the Visitors Centre.

John B:  "Short walk, 16 walkers plus Paddy and George, Colin leading, self back Mark. Up to Barclay Drive, right round old barn, down main drive, right onto Cinder path,

    
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right onto cycle track.

 
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Cock Cabin wood, Walkers Wood, Stone bridge, ramp,

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Dog Kennel Wood, Gravel Hole Wood, down to return by Cardiac hill, right at the Many Eyed Tree to café/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 with grateful thanks to Eileen, Sheila and John

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