Health Walk - Thursday 1st September 2016

Photos by Michael

Today we had twenty-two walkers - Bernadette, Carmel, Carol, Christine H, Colin C, Colin D, David, Graham, Elizabeth M, Helen B, Helen G, James, John W, Linda P, Mary, Margaret W, Michael, Linda E, Paul, Peter, Suzie and Zandra.

It was Christine's first walk with us.  She's a regular walker with Chorley Find Your Feet where she met Carmel and Carmel encouraged her to to try one of our walks for a change.  It was Helen B's first walk and she will be joining us in future - work permitting.

Overcast but we had a dry walk.  David was leading the main walk and Peter the short one, I, Michael, was Back Marker.  We all set off together.

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Through the Pinetum.

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Peter leading the short walk already falling behind

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Over the Wooden Bridge David leading the main group right along the Cycle Track into Gravel Hole Wood.  Here Peter lead the short walk towards the Covert Pond.

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Heading towards Dog Kennel Wood

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Up into the Field pressing on to Hawks Clough

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Our first pause at Hawks Clough

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Up past the Ponderosa, along Cam Lane and down into Green Wood.  Here we are climbing back up again this time to the highest point of our walk

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This is one of the higher steps in Photo 12, not sure what the white is.

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Coming to the end of Green Wood.  The water/mud obstacle as we approach Hawks Clough again.  Not too wet today but still muddy - priority for the Park to sort this out.

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Back in the Field, glimpsing the Lake

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as we drop down to cross the Stone Bridge

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Snaking up Snake hill

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Our last rest before walking on back to the Barn

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Autumn leaves already!  Where has the year gone?

Peter and Suzie, when they left us, walked along the Cycle Track to just past the Covert Pond where they rested on the seat in the field for a while before heading back to the Barn via Snake Hill.

Thank you David and Peter for enjoyable walks and thank you all of you for walking in Walking for Health's Find you Feet's Cuerden Valley Health Walk

Today's walks

Michael Swarbrick