Health Walk - Tuesday 19th June 2018
Photos by Michael S & Judy K - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Today we had forty-four walkers and Paddy
It was a warm morning with sunshine
James led the main walk with Michael back marker. Susan S led the short option walk with Colin C back marking.
James introduced himself and assured walkers there were no stiles but pointed out it would be longer than usual
He led us off down Berkeley Drive on to Shady Lane. We walked up Shady Lane to the obscure Kissing Gate into the filed
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trespassing somewhat to allow the walkers
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to see the view over the Valley.
Back to the path walking down the field and crossing the road to walk along to and up Back Lane and down Wood End Road.
We left Wood End Road by a path on our left and waked through the houses
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to the first Duck Pond, passing the second one we
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came to the bridge over the third.
Leaving the Duck Ponds we followed the path round to the right eventually coming back out on to Wood End Road again. After a few metres we retraced our steps to cross the road into The Queen Mother's 80th Birthday Avenue of Oaks.
After a few metres James led us into the field alongside the river coming out near the Covert Pond, walking along the Cycle Track to cross the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill, into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre
Sue led the Elite walkers through the Car Park, along the side of the Barn, round the sunny side of Cuerden Hall, waving to Irene as they passed her room, continuing round the Hall and down the Drive to the Cinder Path, walking along the path, joining the Cycle Track, anti-clockwise round Cock Cabin Pond, leaving Cock Cabin Wood they entered Walkers Wood emerging to carry on down Bikers Hill and climbed up Snake Hill back to the Visitors Centre
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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 - Angela C, Ann F, Ann K, Ann T, Annette, Barry, Bernadette, Brian C, Carmel, Christine S, Clare, Colin D, Dee, Elizabeth M, Geoff G & Paddy, Graham, James Mc, Jim, Joe Mc, John Mc, John W, Julie, Kath, Lawrence, Linda E, Malcolm, Marilyn, Maureen Mc, Michael G, Michael S, Ricky, Roseanne, Sheila T, Sylvia, Tony, Vivien & Yvonne
Elite group - Colin C, Joan, Maggie, Margaret W, Muriel, 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 Cam Lane Cottage Ponderosa Pinetum Visitors Centre
