Health Walk - Thursday 26th July 2018

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

Today we had thirty-three walkers and Bella.  It was a lovely sunny morning, rather hot.

Sheila T led the main walk with John W back marking.  

Colin C led the Elite walk with Margaret W back marking.  When one of their group had a fall, after First Aid being administered by Margaret, Colin escorted her back to her car.  Margaret took over the lead and Suzi took over as back marker.

Sheila led us straight into the Pinetum, down Cardiac Hill, across the Wooden Bridge and up into Gravel Hole Wood, some of us already flagging at this stage

We left Dog Kennel Wood to walk along the eastern shore of the Lake, through the Kissing Gate and up the steps into the Field, along Cam Lane and round the back of ASDA.

We climbed up to

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Cam Lane, walked past the Ponderosa continuing along Cam Lane, down the Field through the other Kissing Gate to walk anti-clockwise round the Lake.  

Here Linda spotted a Kingfisher flying ahead of us over the Dam towards the river.  We carried on down the Long Steps, along the bottom of the Dam, over the Stone Bridge, skirting the Picnic Area to Climb up Snake Hill back to the Visitors Centre

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Two ladies, well Frankie and Irene, chose to rest on one of the seats, like we always used to, before finishing the climb up Snake Hill.

Colin took the elite group round the sunny side of  Cuerden Hall, down the Hall Drive, along the Cinder Path into Cock Cabin Wood

Photo 2 - Eileen 
round the Pond.  In the photo they are watching the Damselflies.  Sadly this is where Ann came to grief.  Colin took Ann and Gwen back to Ann's car and saw that they were OK.

Margaret took over and they walked through the wood, Walkers Wood, Bikers Hill and back up Snake Hill, just ahead of the main group, to the  Visitors Centre

Today's walks (Red Main Group, Blue short cuts and 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 & Bella, Bernadette, Carmel, Carol W, Colin D, David H, Edward, Eileen, Elizabeth M, Eric, Fiona, Frankie, Graham, Irene S, James, Jim, John W, Julie, Lawrence, Linda P, Moira, Michael S, Roberta & Sheila T

Elite group - Ann S, Colin C, Eileen, Gwen, Jennifer, Margaret W, Pat, Suzi & Zandra

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cinder Path                Cuerden Hall          Hawksclough Farmhouse                         Cam Lane             

Cuerden Valley's Health Walk    Cock Cabin Wood   Cam Lane Cottage       Ponderosa     Pinetum        Visitors Centre

The Chorley Walks.