Health Walk - Thursday 5th April 2018

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

Today we had twenty-four walkers and Paddy.

John W led the main walk with Margaret W back marking.  Colin led the short option walk with Suzi back marking

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John outlining his plans.

John set off down Snake hill but turned and walked round the front of the Hall, down Sue Ryder's Drive and along the Cinder Path turning to cross over the M6 and walking anti-clockwise round the north side of the Park.

We returned over the M6 and

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walked along the Cycle Track

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stepping round the casual water and

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entered Cock Cabin Wood where we watched buzzards circling overhead.  Leaving the Pond we got back on to the Cycle Track

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heading for Walkers Wood

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Leaving Walkers wood we climbed up Snake Hill

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back to the Visitors Centre Cafe

The elite walkers set off down Snake Hill.  They went up into Walkers Wood coming back down Bikers Hill, across the Stone Bridge, along the river, over the Wooden Bridge into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre.

Today's walks

Today's walkers

Main Walk - Amanda, Barbara F, Barry, Bernadette, Bill, David H, Edward, Eileen, Geoff & Paddy, Graham, Helen, James, John W, Kerry, Lynne, Margaret W, Michael S & Moira

Elite group - Ann, Colin C, Elizabeth H, Gwen, Jennifer J & Suzi

It was Barbara's first walk with us

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.