Board Games at the Lakes 9: Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian board game regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played between two or more players on a gameboard having numbered, gridded squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The object of the game is to navigate one's game piece, according to die rolls, from the start (bottom square) to the finish (top square), helped or hindered by ladders and snakes respectively.
The game is a simple race contest based on sheer luck, and is popular with young children. The historic version had root in morality lessons, where a player's progression up the board represented a life journey complicated by virtues (ladders) and vices (snakes). 
About the series:
A series placed to celebrate that cause of fun, but also many family disputes, boardgames! Love them or hate them there’s no escaping them, especially around the festive period (hence the time of placement).
The loop starts at the Malthouse Lane Car Park and follows the trails around Engine House Pool and Windmill Pool, it is around 3 miles long although it can be easily made longer or shorter. The lakes have amazing scenery and wildlife so don’t forget to bring your camera and binoculars. Be aware that the car park is closed at night so please check closing times on the board when you enter the car park as this varies. It is very easy to park on the road at Malthouse lane or at an alternative carpark marked on number 1.
There are 9 caches on the series which can be combined with some existing caches. The puzzles published in conjunction with the series are designed that they can be easily done whilst completing the loop, if anyone is struggling with these who wants to complete all the caches around the lakes please feel free to message me for a hint.
There are also three FYI caches nearby which can be found while doing the series.
For the more extreme of you, the nearby existing caches ‘SOMEWHERE OVER THE ?????’ (GC13EET) and ‘Special-Ops - Bravo’ (GC2QCM7) are recommended.
The existing EL series by MillionsOfPeaches that is just under 2.5 miles can also be combined with this walk.