Local Life - Wigan - December 2020

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the dam for 375 yards until you reach the entrance to The
Boathouse, home to Lancashire Powerboat Racing Club.
Bear right when you reach the entrance, and then go
through the gates on the immediate left.
Follow this path, running parallel to the railway, for a
further 375 yards and then turn right through the tunnel.
The path skirts the woodland and eventually meets a
concrete path.
Carry on in the
same direction for
almost ½ a mile,
then turn left over
the railway bridge.
left when you emerge onto Carr Mill Road and you’ll see
the Masons Arms.
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Chadwick
Green
Goyt
Hey
Wood
Once you pass the
assorted homes
of Hollin Hey, the
road downgrades
Otter’s
Swift
Carr Mill Road
The Goyt
to a path. When
you reach the
wooded area, bear
left downhill and
cross The Goyt.
Follow the path
Caleb’s
Wood
Carr Mill Road
Brown
Health Nook
Caleb’s Rough
Hollin Hey
House
Hollin Hey
Farm
for 150 yards, bear
right and then
take an immediate
Crock
Hey Wood
left 50 yards later
and head for the
housing area in
the distance. Turn
Carr
Mill
Carr Mill Road
Carr Mill
Wood
Carr Mill Dam
For those with the OS Maps
app on your desktop, mobile
or tablet, this walk is named:
JT-Carr-Mill
East Lancashire Road