Health Walk - Thursday 26th December

Photos by Michael S, Damian, Sheila T & Eileen P - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Sheila T:  "Seventeen walkers came along today for a Boxing Day walk which started out damp but the rain mostly stayed away. John W led fifteen walkers with Sheila back marking. Wesley our only canine friend today came along in the longer walk. Margaret and Colin completed the Elite walk. We gathered in the car park on our return to share some refreshments and mince pies. Thanks to John and Margaret who brought the tables and some extra refreshments for those who hadn't brought their own. Lots of mince pies were brought along and consumed!!"

Eileen P:  "Not a good weather forecast but we were so lucky on our walk in Cuerden Valley Park this morning staying dry until we were leaving. Lovely walk there as always culminating with mince pies and coffee on the car park."

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Gathering round the Pay Machine which seemed to be the default starting place

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The Elite walkers setting off down Snake Hill

The main group went up through the Car Park on to Berkeley Drive,

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round the Barn and on to

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Sue Ryder's Drive

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Michael trying to catch up

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Damian's look back along the Cinder Path

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An old tree

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Gathering our breath on emerging from the Cinder Path before setting of down the Cycle Track to

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Cock Cabin Wood

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Walking round the

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Pond

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and along the path coming back out on the Cycle Track

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All the walkers except Michael dropped down into Walkers Wood.  Down Bikers Hill

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to cross the Stone Bridge and up the Slope alongside the Lake.  Round the eastern side of the Lake, through the Kissing Gate

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and up the steps on to Cam Lane

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Hello, the Elite walkers, all two of them striding up towards us.

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Exchange of greetings

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and the Elite Group went down the steps to the Lake leaving us to continue to Hawks Clough and passed the Ponderosa, have the flamingoes gone?

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Leaving Cam Lane we went through the narrow Cam Wood to

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go through the first Kissing Gate at the top of Cow Field

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and down the Path,

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admiring the sheep who weren't the least bit interested in us

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John leading the way

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through the lower Kissing Gate and down to the Cycle Track to cross the Wooden Bridge and Climb up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum

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to meet up with everyone one, well Margaret and Colin, who had got the coffee and m,mince pies out ready for us.

Thank you very much Margaret for providing the refreshments.  We were all supposed to bring something which most people probably did, all except Michael

Margaret W: "We set off towards Snake Hill and took the path before the gate to go round the front of Sue Ryder, left towards the Barn, through the gate towards the pinetum but took the first path to Cardiac Hill. At the bottom turned left and went through gravel hole wood, dog Kennel wood, right to the field path where we met the other group. Down the steps, took the path to the stone bridge and up snake hill and back to the car park. " at 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 with grateful thanks to John, Margaret, Eileen & Sheila

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