Health Walk - Tuesday 31st October 2017
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Today we had fifty walkers plus three dogs.
Carmel was leading the main walk with James Mc back marking. Peter led the Elite group with Suzi back marking.
Carmel did her introductions and led us off into the Pinetum
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The main group have cleared and Peter is briefing the Elite walkers following close behind
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Where's Carmel?
The Elite walkers went straight down Snake Hill.
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Carmel had gone back to get her bag, Michael S waited for her and they took a short cut to catch the main group about to go down Cardiac Hill.
Over the Wooden Bridge and up into Gravel Hole Wood, through Dog Kennel Wood, through the Kissing Gate into the Field, now on Cam Lane. As we walked along the edge of the Field just before we came to the next Kissing Gate on the left almost completely hidden by the trees is Hawksclough Farmhouse, a listed c. 1700 building spotted in the local press by Brian C. If anyone would like to buy it it is quoted at £275,000.
Pressing on up to and past the Ponderosa
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we descended the decaying steps into Green Wood
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Climbing up to pass ASDA on the right, not quite hidden by the trees , the wood is living up to its name
Walking along the top then down the steps following the path to the Muddy Puddle and over the Footbridge back up to the Kissing Gate and along Cam Lane through the Field and down to the Stone Bridge.
We crossed the Stone Bridge and made our way up Snake Hill and back to the Barn
The Elite walkers had turned up Bikers Hill and climbed up to Cock Cabin Wood where they made their way anti-clockwise along the path walking round the Pond, coming back out on to the Cycle Track to enter Walkers Wood.
Leaving Walkers Wood they walked down to and crossed the Stone Bridge to walk along the river to the Wooden Bridge and climbed up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum. In the Pinetum they climbed up to the Viewing Area before making their way back to the Barn.
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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 >>.
Today's walkers
Main Walk - Ann B, Anne K, Barbara, Bernadette, Brenda, Brian C, Carol L, Carol W, Chris H, Christine S, Clare, Carmel, Colin D, David L, Elizabeth M, Frankie, Graham, Ilene, Irene S, James Mc, John W, Judy, Keith, Lawrence, Margaret A, Margaret W, Marilyn, Michael G, Michael M, Michael S, Sheila T, Vic, Vivien, Yvonne & Zandra
Short Walk Group - Ann S, Beth, Carol R, Colin C, Dianne, Elizabeth H, Gwen, Irene T, Jennifer J, John B, Muriel, Norman, Pat, Peter W & Suzi
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
Cinder Path Cuerden Hall Hawksclough Farmhouse
The Chorley Walks.
