Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one
All Health Walks have been cancelled but Jimmy and Michael turned up to walk, Michael having cycled from home and Jimmy walked from home.
We agreed a provisional route and set off down Snake Hill to turn up through Walkers Wood and into Cock Cabin Wood walking anti-clockwise,
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round the pond taking the left turn on the Cycle Path and down Bikers Hill, across the Stone Bridge.
We walked across the Picnic Area and climbed up the Long Steps
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to the Lake and walked round. As we walked along the eastern shore we saw a Heron sitting
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on a nest. You can just see it in the lower left third of the second photo, you'll have to go to the larger size.
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As we passed through the Kissing Gate these Marsh Marigolds were on the Left over the fence. We walked up the steps on to Cam Lane, walked to Hawks Clough and dropped down into Green Wood, round
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the back of ASDA, this Footbridge is usually photographed from Cam Lane, and back up on to Cam Lane. We crossed Cam Lane
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into the Cow Field looking over the panoramic views and down to the Cycle Track to walk
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along the Cycle Track and across the Stone Bridge. Here James continued along the Cycle Track to Bamber Bridge and I walked up Snake Hill
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resting on the benches
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second bench
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back to pick up my bike at the Visitors Centre
Today's walks (Red Main Group, Green Short Walk Option Group). Not the usual map but maps from MapMyWalk
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 to Jimmy for bumping into me, not literally he kept 2 metres away. The walk was 3.2 miles
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
