Health Walk - Tuesday 17th July 2018

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

Today we only had fifty walkers.  No dogs today.

It was a cloudy morning with the threat of rain but it improved as we walked round.

Irene and Sheila decided to lead the main walk as joint leaders.  They planned a route and James kept an eye on them.   Michael was back marker.   Jen K led the short option walk with Suzi back marking.

Irene introduced the walk and


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they led off into the Pinetum then down Cardiac Hill, over the Wooden Bridge turning right and up into Gravel Hole Wood, through Dog Kennel Wood skirting the eastern shore of the Lake.  They climbed up the steps to Cam Lane walking to Hawks Clough then clockwise round Green Wood coming back on to Cam Lane to walk pass the Ponderosa (Cam Lane Cottage) back to Hawks Clough continuing along Cam Lane through the Kissing Gate, down the Slope and

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Photo 2 - Sheila
over the Stone Bridge

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climbing

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Photo 5 - Sheila
up Snake Hill,

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Photo 6 - Sheila
the worst bit over,

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Photo 7 Sheila
and back to the Visitors Centre.

Jen somewhat reversed the main groups walk starting down Snake Hill, over the Stone Bridge, round the Picnic area, up the long steps to the Lake

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where they saw one of the Herons

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Photo 12 - Jen
continuing along the Dam and walking right round the Lake to climb up into the Field descending back down to the Kissing Gate and entering Dog Kennel Wood, through Gravel Hole Wood,

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Photo 8 - Jen
along the Cycle Track crossing the Wooden Bridge

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Photo 9 - Jen
pausing for a photo then continuing up Cardiac Hill into the the Pinetum and 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 B and Bella, Angela C, Angela W, Ann F, Ann K, Annette, Barry, Bernadette, Carmel, Carol L, Christine S, Clare, Colin D, David L, Dee, Elizabeth M, Eric, Geoff A, Geoff G & Wally, Graham, Irene S, James Mc, Joe Mc, July, Julie, Linda E, Maggie, Malcolm, Marilyn, Maureen, Michael G, Michael S, Michelle, Roberta & Harvey, Roseanne, Sheila T, Sylvia & Vic

Elite group - Ann, Beth, Carole, Gillian, Jen, Jennifer, Joan, John B, Stephen & Suzi

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

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