Health Walk - Thursday 4th April 2019
Photos by Elizabeth M & Sheila T - Please click on photos to see a larger one!
Today we had thirty-eight walkers, Paddy and another dog.
Sheila: "Two nearly equal groups today on a chilly but dry and sunny morning. John W led the main group of 20 including 2 dogs and two new walkers with Lawrence back marking. Margaret led the shorter walk group of 18 with one new walker with Pat back marking. It seems both groups set off at a good pace today and everyone enjoyed the experience.
Two new walkers Sharon Caroll and Eileen McGuiness took forms today. Liz Flatcher is not on the system but thought she was - went on short walk with Matthew and Graham."
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Lining up for the start of the main group's walk
John set off towards Snake hill, but took the path to the Hall, round the front, down the drive, to the Cinder Path, on to the Cycle Path
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through Cock Cabin Wood and Walkers Wood,
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Results of the recent tree felling in Cock Cabin Wood
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Leaving Cock Cabin Wood we bumped into
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the Elite walkers who were about to enter Cock Cabin Wood
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over the Stone Bridge and
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up the steps to the lake, through the gate into
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the Cow Field on Cam Lane and onto the Ponderosa, right to the gate leading to the Cow Field and down to the Kissing Gate by Gravel Hole Wood, down the path, right to the Stone Bridge, up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and up the path by the Visitors Centre.
The Elite group which consisted of eighteen walkers, went up through the car park and past the Barn, right after the Barn and round the front of the Hall to Snake Hill, down and up the path to Cock Cabin Wood, then through Walkers Wood, over the stone bridge to the steps by the lake, U-turn down to the river and along the cycle path over the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and up the path by 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 >>.
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick using most of Margaret W's words
Barn
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
Tree Sculpture
Visitors Centre
