Health Walk - Thursday 18th October 2018
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one!
Today we had thirty-six walkers - another good turnout for a Thursday however our numbers were swelled by eight delightful ladies for Heath Charnock Women's Institute. They are a walking group within HCWI and usually walk from Rivington.
We had a lovely morning for the walks, dry, a little cool but the sun was shining on us.
James stepped in at the last moment to lead the main group with David H back marker
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James decide that we'd set off up Shady Lane, here we are progressing down Berkeley Drive with me rushing to catch up.
The Elite group, eight today followed us through the Car Park but diverted to walk passed the sunny side of the Hall and then down Snake Hill
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The main group walking along Shady Lane.
We left Shady Lane through the torturous path to the 'broken' kissing gate. Some excellent news:
Chorley Ramblers have started a 'Miles without Stiles' initiative and they are going to replace this former stile/kissing gate:
"We have agreed with Cuerden Valley (Park) Trust to install . . . 1 Pedestrian Gate . . . at SD 5652 2303 on Clayton-le-Woods 13 (Footpath Number) where the footpath across a filed meets Shady Lane. The kissing gate will replace a broken kissing gate, a difficult and narrow stretch of path and 2 stiles"
Information taken from Chorley Ramblers Out and About Newssheet provided by Eileen P, thank you Eileen.
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Well down the meadow now
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Just before we went down the steps to Town Brow we came across this spiders web
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James checking that we're all OK before walking on.
We walked along the verge and path to reenter the Park and walk along the Queen Mother's Avenue of Oaks for a short while before leaving the Cycle Path to
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walk through the field along the river.
Rejoining the Cycle Path just before the Covert Pond we continued along the path but turned up into Gravel Hole Wood, walking through Dog Kennel Wood coming out to turn left along
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the Dam
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The Lake was lovely and still this morning
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I love the reflections of the walkers in the water
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Climbing down the steps to the bottom of the Dam
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and walking along the path round the Picnic Area. You'll see from Photo 13 that I was falling behind again and was starting to take a short-cut across the Picnic Area but alas I was thwarted. James led
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the group along the river and not crossing the Stone Bridge so I was left behind again!
We followed the Cycle Path to the Wooden Bridge, walked up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre.
The elite walkers turned off Snake Hill up Bikers Hill and into Cock Cabin Wood walking anticlockwise round and leaving the wood to walk along the Cycle Path back through Walkers Wood to Cross the Stone Bridge.
They walked round the Picnic Area, climbed up the long steps, walked along the Dam alongside the Lake, down the short steps and along the river, Cycle Path, to the Wooden Bridge, walked up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre.
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Today's walks (Red Main Group 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 - Barry, Bernadette, Colin D, David H, Edward, Eileen P, Graham, Helen G, Irene S, James, Jane, Janet B, Julie S, Lis, Michael S, Moira, Roberta, Sheila T & Sue P
Heath Charnock WI Ladies - Beryl B, Caroline H, Diane G, Fran F, Jen W, Jennifer B, Julie W & Pam H
Elite group - Beth, Carmel, Chris H, Elizabeth H, Jacqueline, Joan, Joe H, John B & Suzi
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
Cam Lane
Cam Lane Cottage
The Chorley Walks
Cinder Path
Cock Cabin Wood
Cuerden Hall
Cuerden Valley's Health Walk
Hawksclough Farmhouse
Jenny Greenteeth
Park
Pinetum
Ponderosa
Visitors Centre
