Health Walk - Thursday 21st November

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

Sheila: "Thirty four walkers today enjoyed a chilly and breezy but dry morning.  David led the long walk with Frankie back marking.  As we got to the stone bridge towards the end of the walk a small group led by Frankie returned to the Visitor Centre and the rest of the group continued up through Walkers Wood into Cock Cabin wood and back down the cycle path and up Snake Hill with Sheila back marking.  Two new walkers registered today but only one walked.  John B led the Elite walk with Beth back marking accompanied by two canine friends Paddy and George." 

Eileen: "Sunny with a chilly breeze in Cuerden Valley Park this morning, but we soon warmed up moving along at a brisk pace up and down the many slopes and steps and covered quite a bit of ground."

David set off straight into the Pinetum and down Cardiac Hill turning right at the bottom and then left up into Gravel Hole Wood

Through Gravel Hole Wood and into Dog Kennel Wood coming out and turning right through the Kissing Gate and up into the Field on Cam Lane, Walking along at a steady pace to

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the Kissing Gate at

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Hawks Clough where he

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turned up the hill, still on Cam Lane

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to pass Cam Lane Cottage aka The Ponderosa

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I never noticed the car until I uploaded the photos.

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Pressing on down Cam Lane

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while Frankie continues taking photos

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Catching up I'm even further behind

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we paused to enter Green Wood

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climbing down

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the long flight of steps

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Frankie and

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Michael still taking photos

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If you look hard into this Photo you can just make out the leading group

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Michael the last one struggling down the steps

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climbing up again to the top of the wood.

Dropping back down into the wood again we climbed down the steps and made our way back the Hawks Clough to rejoin Cam Lane, passing through the Kissing Gate and

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down to the Lake

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wandering round the Lake

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with the many ducks and Black Headed Gulls.  We spotted several Cormorants but didn't get any photos of them.

We left the Lake by the long steps, walked round the Picnic Area and crossed the Stone Bridge and as Sheila said above "a small group led by Frankie returned to the Visitor Centre and the rest of the group

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continued up through Walkers Wood back into Cock Cabin wood and back down the cycle path and up Snake Hill with Sheila back marking" back to the Visitors Centre.

John B:  "Elite Walk - Up to middle gate into Pinetum, right, left, right, left to right onto track opposite top corner of walled orchard. Up to Barclay Drive, right around barn to left onto Hall main drive, Cinder path, right on cycle track, circuit of Cock Cabin wood, Walkers Wood, Stone bridge then along track to return via Cardiac hill and right at Many Eyed Tree to café."
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, Frankie, 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