I think as a rough guess it's about
280-300 miles but I'm sure someone will work it out exactly for me (please).
Only approx 70 miles on motorways!
Any thoughts from you?
The
A57 should be the most fun section on the run! Great views across the Peaks.
Quote from Wikipedia:
The
Snake Pass is the name of the
A57 road where it crosses the
Peak District between
Manchester and
Sheffield in the north of
England, or more specifically to the section between the town of
Glossop and the
Ladybower reservoir, where the road passes over the high ground between the moorland plateau of
Kinder Scout and
Bleaklow. The highest point is 512 metres (1679 feet) above sea level.
The road is exceptionally scenic - the view at the start of the descent into Glossop is quite remarkable, on a clear day offering beautiful views over the city of Manchester (over 10 miles away) and beyond.
The road was first built as a
toll road in 1820 as the most direct route between the two cities. In the 20th century, the more northerly route of the
Woodhead Pass, which is less steep and at a lower altitude, became the primary road link between Manchester and Sheffield.
The Snake Pass passes through the
National Trust's
High Peak Estate, and lies within the
High Peak borough of
Derbyshire.
The name of the road matches its winding route,
but originally derives from the emblem of the Snake Inn which is one of the few buildings on the high stretch of road. The pub's sign is derived from the serpent on the Cavendish arms of the
Duke of Devonshire. The Snake Inn has been renamed the
"Snake Pass Inn", (Stop here?),
so the pub is now named after the pass which was originally named after the pub !
The road has a poor accident record.
In winter, the road is often the first of the available routes between Sheffield and Manchester to be closed when bad weather affects the area.