Health Walk - Thursday 6th September 2018
Photos by Michael S & Sheila T - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Apologies to Sheila because I've cropped her photos from vertical format to horizontal.
Today we only had eighteen walkers. It was rather damp with occasional spells of drizzle which is obvious from Sheila's photos.
John W led the main walk with Sheila T back marking - finding a new combination.
Rabia led the Elite walk with Margaret W back marking.
John led off down Snake Hill,
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Cuerden Hall on the left,
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round the corner
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keeping together,
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over the Stone Bridge, keeping to the left to avoid the 'men at work'
Walking around the Picnic Area, up the Long Steps, round the Reservoir, through the Kissing Gate, along Cam Lane to Hawks Clough, up passed the Ponderosa, Down Sheep Hill up the steps into Sheep Hill Wood,
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Threading through the shoulder high undergrowth
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along the edge
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approaching Back Lane
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down to the Kissing gate onto Back Lane.
They walked down Back Lane, crossed Sheep Hill Lane back into the Park, walked along the Avenue of Oaks passed the Covert Pond
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heading towards the Wooden Bridge and climbing up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre.
The Elite walkers entered the Pinetum and walked down Cardiac Hill, over the Wooden Bridge, turning right along the river heading towards
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the Stone Bridge where they came across
Dave and colleagues working on the bridge, Rabia exchanging banter with them as we turned to go up Bikers Hill into Walkers Wood
Leaving Walkers Wood Rabia took us into Cock Cabin Wood coming back out on to the Cycle Track making for the Cinder Path
We came out of the Cinder Path on to the Drive and walked round Cuerden Hall back to the Visitors Centre.
It was Rabia's first attempt at leading a walk but it wasn't really a representative walk even though Michael was pretending to be partially sighted and short of breath and at times we walked all abreast but it was often hilarious with Rabia teasing Michael and Michael being critical of Rabia.
Rabia will eventually be an excellent leader
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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 - Barbara F, Barry, Bill, David H, Edward, Frankie, Helen G, Irene S, Janet, Jim, John W, Julie S, Moira & Sheila T
Elite group - Eileen, Margaret, Michael S & Rabia
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
Cinder Path Cuerden Hall Hawksclough Farmhouse Cam Lane Park
Cuerden Valley's Health Walk Cock Cabin Wood Cam Lane Cottage Ponderosa Pinetum Visitors Centre
