Day Sunday
Date 09/03/2025
Start Time 10:00 am
Walk Name Bleaklow wander
Description Start Old Glossop bus turning circle Shepley Street GR SK0448 9483 Post code SK13 7SG
Route From old Glossop we follow the fields across to the trans Pennine Trail ( put the track back and electrify as it was!!). At Torsade Clough we follow the Pennine Way to Bleaklow Head. We then go Higher shelf Stones either straight across or via the Pennine way depending on the weather!! We visit the B29 then to James's Thorn and visit the other crash sites. We follow a steep descent to the old roman road route and back to the start.
Walk Leader James
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Start Point Old Glossop, Shepley Street
Start Point Details Entering Glossop from the Snake Pass, take a right turn into Manor Park Road (by the Commercial Inn, before the mini-roundabout) then follow the road round to the right into Shepley Street (by The Queens). We are meeting at the Bus turning circle at the end of Shepley Street.
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Grid Reference SK 0458 9483 - nearest postcode: SK13 7SG
Grade C3
Distance 12 miles
Additional Information NO DOGS.
Stream crossing on the Pennine way can be awkward at times. Suggest a head torch. If icy micro spikes would help.
Dog Friendly
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