Health Walk - Thursday 4th January 2018
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Today we only had twenty-five walkers
James was leading with Carmel back marking. Sue led the short option with Colin C back marker, only two of them today!
James took us past the New Building
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where Ian, Peter and Peter were working hard laying the decking whilst volunteers were inside painting the walls, later to be joined by Sheila.
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Michael had dropped behind
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and wasn't far in front of Colin and Suzi
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Walking down Snake Hill, the 'photographer' still not caught up
We went over the Stone Bridge, up the slope, through the Kissing Gate into the Field and walked along Cam Lane to Hawks Clough.
We walked further along Cam Lane past the Ponderosa, past the steps into Green Wood and passing the pond, now a little larger, Maggie exclaimed Otters! See map
There were at least two otters, possibly three but try as Michael might he couldn't see them and get a photo - he was the only one of the trailing group that didn't see them
We crossed Sheep Hill Lane and started down sheep Hill only to turn left back into the Park and eventually along a new path found by James.
We came back on to Sheep Hill Lane to cross back into the Park alongside Town Brown Car Park.
We followed the Cycle Track all the way to the Wooden Bridge and climbed
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up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum turning to climb up past the New Building
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where all was quiet outside, very cold, back into the Car Park and then the Barn
Suzi and Colin followed us down Snake Hill but chose to walk up into Dog Kennel Wood, through Gravel Hole Wood, right along the river, over the Stone Bridge and back up Snake Hill to the Barn.
Even though it was damp and dismal we all seemed to enjoy the morning ending the walk.
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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 >>. >> walking the same route twice.
Today's walkers
Main Walk - Amanda, Bernadette, Brian C, Carmel, Colin D, David H, Edward, Eileen P, Elizabeth M, Graham, James Mc, Joe H, Joyce W, Keith, Kerry, Maggie, Malcolm, Michael S, Moira, Sheila T, Steve M, V & Yvonne
It was Steve's first walk with us although he is a regular walker at Yarrow Valley
Short Walk Group - Colin C & Susan S
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
Cinder Path Cuerden Hall Cam Lane H awksclough Farmhouse
The Chorley Walks.
