Health Walk - Tuesday 13th February 2018

Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Today we had thirty-four walkers who were rewarded with a wet morning getting worse as the walk progressed

James led the main walk with Carmel back marking.  

Brian led the Elite group with Pat back marking but half way Sue took over with Colin taking over back marking.

James introduced himself and Carmel and then he went on to outlined his plans which were a long walk expected to be around seventy-five minutes.  We set off down the path and on into the Pinetum down Cardiac Hill over the Wooden Bridge and headed south along the Cycle Track.

The Elite walkers disappeared in the direction of Sue Ryder's Cafe, the 'sunny side' of the Hall and Snake Hill

James led us across Sheep Hill Lane and up Back Lane turning right at the top back into the Park.

We walked along the path until we could turn right again, down through the Kissing Gates, over the footbridge back to the Cycle Track

Photo 1
The apparent blockages in the river are allowed to happen to slow the river down when it's in spate. The Environment Agency have found that by cleaning the rivers it speeds up the flow only to cause floods further downstream with disastrous effects on towns and villages.  Restricting the river flow allows more rain water to be absorbed

Photo 2
The last four bringing up the rear

Photo 3
looking the other way are the leading pack.

We climbed up only to walk down again this time to Town Brow.  We crossed the road and reentered the Park to carry on along the Cycle Track, past the Covert Pond, over the Wooden Bridge to climb up Cardiac Hill, up alongside the new building, the staff are now safely installed, and back to the Barn

The short option walkers turned up Bikers Hill into Cock Cabin Wood walking round anti-clockwise

Photo 4 - Jennifer K

Photo 5 - Jennifer K
to pass the Pond and get back to the Cycle Track before walking back

Photo 6 - Jennifer K                  Photo 7 - Jennifer K
down through Walkers Wood.  

Photo 8 - Jennifer K
As they approached the Stone Bridge Brian said he wasn't feeling well so Pat accompanied him back to the Barn via Snake Hill.  Suzi took over the lead and Colin became back marker to cross the Stone Bridge and walk along the river until they reached the Wooden Bridge.  From there they led the main group, now many minutes away, up Cardiac Hill to the Barn.

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 F, Bernadette, Brian C, Carmel, Colin D, Graham, James Mc, Joe H, John Mc, John W, Margaret W, Marie, Marilyn, Michael G, Michael S, Sheila T, Sylvia, Susan G, Suzanne, Tony and Yvonne

Short Walk Group - Ann S, Brian L, Carol W, Colin C, Irene T, Elizabeth M, Frankie, Jennifer J, Jennifer K, Lawrence, Pat R, Suzi & Vic

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cinder Path                Cuerden Hall          Hawksclough Farmhouse                         Cam Lane               Lower Kem Mill

Cuerden Valley's Health Walk            Cock Cabin Wood

The Chorley Walks.