Health Walk - Tuesday 12th March 2019

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

Thanks to Margaret for providing the photos and the information for the Elite walk .  

Sheila "A rather wet morning but our leader Jimmy McK selected a fairly dry route - Frankie back marked our group of eighteen. The shorter option walk was led by Brian L and back marked by Maggie - six of them.  We all really enjoyed the walk despite the weather conditions. "

James took us into the Pinetum, down Cardiac Hill on to the

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Wooden Bridge where the river was in spate.  These photos are from the bridge looking north

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Looking south

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a little further down the path looking south

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the Wooden Bridge and Cafe looking back up Cardiac Hill

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Michael still lagging behind

James continued along the Cycle Path

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Michael deviated to take these photos, looking down stream

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Looking up stream

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Getting back on to the Cycle Path, Michael is now well behind.  Has Frankie stopped waiting for him?  Yes and no,

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they were looking over the Covert Pond at a Heron

James continued down the Cycle Path and crossed over Sheep Hill Lane and walked up to the Kissing Gate, climbed up into Sheep Hill Wood eventually coming out on to Back Lane which he left to enter Blackthorn Close then Wood End Road.

Leaving Wood End Road he found the Duck Ponds

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these being from the bridge on the third one.

Turning back along the path and finding his way back to Wood End Road, walking up to Back Lane and down Back Lane to cross over the road back into the Park.

Continuing along the Cycle Path, back over the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill and back to the Visitors Centre

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Michael took these to record where the new sculpture is

The Elite group walked up to the car park, left to Cardiac Hill,over the Wooden Bridge, right at the bottom, to Gravel Hole Wood, Dog Kennel Wood, through the Kissing gate to the Field path, down the steps, along the lake side, down the Slope to the Stone Bridge,

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up Snake Hill and back to the Visitors Centre.

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 >>.  similarly for the blue arrows

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cam Lane
Cam Lane Cottage
The Chorley Walks.  
Cinder Path
Cock Cabin Wood
Cuerden Hall
Cuerden Valley's Health Walk
Lower Kem Mill
Hawksclough Farmhouse
Tree Sculpture
Park
Pinetum
Ponderosa
Visitors Centre