Health Walk - Tuesday 21st January

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

Sheila T:   "Forty-four walkers enjoyed a lovely walk today twenty-eight led by James and back marked by John W.   Thirteen and one canine, George, led by Colin and back marked by John B on the Elite walk."

John led us up into the Car Park

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Jimmy introducing his walk

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Turning left into the Pinetum, down

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onto Cardiac Hill and over the Wooden Bridge

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Collecting on the Cycle Path

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before walking along to Town Brow, crossing the road and walking up

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to go through the Kissing gate into Sheep Hill Wood

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Leaving the 'Top of the World' walking down

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to cross the Footbridge before climbing up to the Kissing Gate, now destroyed on to Back Lane.

Continuing up Back Lane to take the footpath into Blackthorn Croft coming out on to Wood End Road and walking down to find the footpath to the

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first of Jimmy's four ponds

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off towards the second pond,

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nice reflections

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Passing the second pond,

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shame about the sheet of plastic, and wending our way through

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to the third pond

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the ducks hoping for a feed?

Starting our way back but turning up to

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the fourth pond before finding our way through the houses to Wood End Road again this time following it up to Back Lane.

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Posing for photographs on Back Lane before crossing the main road back into the Park and

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walking all the way along the Cycle Track to the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill and into the Pinetum back to the Visitors Centre

John B: "Elite walk, 21st January 2020, Colin leading, John B standing in as back marker, up to 16 walkers, ( Margaret W’s count) plus George and Charlie.   Up to old barn, through to Hall Drive, Cinder path, Cock Cabin wood, Walkers Wood, Stone bridge, up ramp to Dog Kennel Wood and Gravel Hole Wood, down to cycle track to ascend Cardiac hill.   Passed the Many Eyed Tree, next right into Pinetum, left to exit opposite Walled orchard, return to 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 B

café
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