Health Walk - Tuesday 3rd December

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

Sheila T:   "44 walkers enjoyed a lovely walk on a crisp morning. John W led 29 with Sheila back marking on the long walk.   John B led 15 on the Elite back marked by Brian.   Two canine George and Charlie friends joined the Elite walk. A few photos.

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John set off up through the Car Park, round the side of the LWT Barn, and down the Hall Drive

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to walk along the Cinder Path

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to climb up the steps to the

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Cycle Path which we walked along and into Cock Cabin Wood

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Walking round the Pond

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through the wood, out into

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Walkers Wood, down Bikers Hill and over the Stone Bridge

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Hello! The Elite walkers coming towards us!  We continued up the Slope, round the

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east side of the Lake, through Kissing Gate and up the Steps on to Cam Lane and Hawks Clough.

At Hawks Clough we turned up the hill and walked past the Ponderosa leaving Cam Lane to go through Cam Wood

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through the Kissing Gate and down the Cow Field

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through the lower Kissing Gate and down on to the Cycle Path

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passed these two very tall trees and over

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the Wooden Bridge to climb up Cardiac Hill, into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre/cafe

John B: " Elite walk, 15 walkers plus George and Charlie, John B leading, Brian back marker.   Down Snake Hill, up ramp to energy meadow by end of Dog Kennel Wood, Through meadow to descend steps to lake, around lake to descend long steps.   Over Stone bridge again and right on cycle track, around Walkers Wood and Cock Cabin wood, down steps to Cinder Path, up Drive and across front of Hall to Snake Hill and Visitors Centre/café."

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 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