Health Walk - Tuesday 23rd April 2019

Photos by Sheila T - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Sheila T:     "A sunny morning which although not as warm as recent days warmed up as we walked. Carmel led the main group of twenty-three walkers and one dog (George) with James back marking. The Elite group of thirteen walkers was led by Margaret W and back marked by Colin C."

Margaret W:     "Today's Elite walk was down towards Snake Hill, but turned off before the Kissing Gate and round the front of the Hall, said hello to a friend we have gained who sits in his wheelchair and seems to watch for us.  We then went along the Cinder Path, round Cock Cabin Wood where we noticed that the safety fence has been damaged, from there we went down the hill, over the Stone Bridge and changed the route we were going to take and followed the river to Cardiac Hill. We went up the hill and took the second turning to the Fairy Village.  We were disappointed to find that it wasn't there so we carried on to the toadstool table and chairs and found the fairies had moved their village to the other side of the path from the toadstools.  They were then called the 'fairy travellers'.  Back to the Visitors Centre for tea/coffee just in time before the other group arrived. 
It was a short walk, but we had several stops looking at the bluebells and trees that have beautiful flowers"

Beth:    "through the Pinetum looking for the Fairy Village, found it in it’s new site.  Walked past the toadstools to the car park back to the Visitors Centre.   Bluebells magnificent, the wild Cherry was also in bloom."

Carmel led the main group down Snake Hill, up Bikers Hill into Walkers Wood then

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along the Cycle Path where

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they encountered the Elite group walking in the opposite direction

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Carmel continued over the M6 bridge

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and down the other side to walk a short way along the A49 to enter the north section of the Park.  Walking round anti-clockwise

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St. Saviour's Church is visible across the field over the trees.  Continuing round they

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round the pond and through the Kissing Gate

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Pause for a regroup and up the hill out on the the A49 again and back

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in to the Park and down the Cinder Path

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Walking along the Hall Drive

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noticing the flora and fauna

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Round the front of the Hall 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