Health Walk - Thursday 27th February

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

Sheila T:  "Sixteen took part in the long walk where John led us on a rather wet (under foot) and muddy walk today (finding one not muddy and wet is nigh on impossible) but the rain held off and we enjoyed ourselves. Nine walkers were led on the Elite walk by Pat and back marked by Lawrence. Two canine friends Charlie and Paddy were on the Elite walk. Our newly trained leaders have been actively shadowing leaders and back markers over the last two weeks and will start to take on some duties in the coming weeks."

John outlined his plans and set off down

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Snake Hill, crossing the Stone Bridge, walking round the Picnic Area and up the long Steps to

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the Lake

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Walking all the way round the Lake, through the far Kissing Gate and up the Steps to Cam Lane

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Walking along to Hawks Clough and dropping down into

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Green Wood climbing up

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along the path passed many waterfalls

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glancing up the steps and noticing the knurled tree

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over the footbridge passed some of the many

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catkins up the waterlogged steps to the highest point of our walk

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pausing for a rest, actually letting

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me catch up

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before walking along the edge of Green Wood and plunging down back into Green Wood

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Jim liked this little stream and tumbling water, climbing up the very worn steps to cross

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Cam Lane,

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through the Kissing Gate into the Cow Field and walking down where we

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noticed the sheep huddled together sheltering from the biting wind

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The Cow Field was remarkably dry except for the last few metres to the Kissing Gate

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Through the Kissing Gate and into Gravel Hole Wood, over the WI Bridge into Dog Kennel Wood, down the Slope and back over the Stone Bridge

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Sheila captioned this photo "We got a little left behind."

to climb up Snake Hill back to the Visitors Centre

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Not sure where this is but I think it's looking down into the Pinetum

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Pat R "Short walk, Second Gate into Pinetum, down Cardiac Hill, right and up into Gravel Hole Wood, through Dog Kennel Wood round Lake, down Long Steps, along bottom of Dam, along Cycle Track to Wooden Bridge, Cardiac Hill,Pinetum, Many-Eyed Tree and climb up to 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 Pat, Sheila, Eileen, Jim and Margaret

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