Ladyclough Woods

(S/E) From the front door of the Snake Pass Inn, cross the A57 main road quickly but carefully. Turn right and walk along the verge until you reach coniferous woodland on your left.

(1) Shortly afterwards, go down some steps on your left and over a stile into the wood. Follow the path downhill past the Snake Woodland sign. At the bottom of the valley turn right, following the forest fence on your right.

At the footbridge over Lady Clough, don’t cross, instead using the gate on the right to return to the forest. Swing left and follow the stream for 500 metres upstream until you reach a forestry road and bridge.

(2) Cross the bridge and follow the track beyond uphill. Ignore a track that heads uphill to the right, keeping along the main track as it levels off and views of Kinder Scout appear.

(3) As soon as the track leaves the woodland for the open moor, take a steep and indistinct path off to the left that leads through bracken down to the River Ashop. Turn left and follow the path downstream, with the river on your right and the forest edge on your left.

(4) When you reach the footbridge over Lady Clough again, cross and turn right. Return the way you came: look out on your left for the path you descended earlier, follow it up through the conifers to the road, (1) then turn right to return to the Snake Pass Inn. (S/E)

No major difficulties en route, but maybe muddy or rocky in places.

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Snake Pass INN
Snake Road, Bamford, S33 0BJ
Tel: 01433 651480
Email: info@thesnakepassinn.co.uk
Website: www.thesnakepassinn.co.uk

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