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Pennine Way crosses Snake Pass – Higher Shelf Stones Loop from Upper Booth

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Pennine Way crosses Snake Pass – Higher Shelf Stones Loop from Upper Booth

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July 10, 2021

Pennine Way crosses Snake Pass – Higher Shelf Stones Loop from Upper Booth

Moderate

02:37

9.44km

3.6km/h

170m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Start point

Bus stop

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60 m

Pennine Way crossing at Snake Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Snake pass. Great place between Kinder plateau and Bleaklow. Bit barren but today it was gorgeous.

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2.46 km

Hern Clough

Highlight • Waterfall

There is a small but fantastic picnic spot at the coordinates below - it’s on the north bank of the stream, beside a small waterfall. Requires sure-footedness to walk carefully down the bank from the path.
(53.4495983, -1.8548032)

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6.43 km

Higher Shelf Stones Summit and Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great place with the quirky stones, rock mounted trig point and nearby aircraft site. Good views to be had and also a UK designated Nuttall along with Bleaklow Head and Kinder Scout.

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6.66 km

B-29 Superfortress 'Over Exposed' Crash Site and Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Here lies the wreckage of B-29 Superfortress Overexposed of the 16th photographic reconnaissance squadron usaf. which tragically crashed whilst decending through cloud on 3rd November 1948 killing all 13 crewmembers. …

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9.44 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.08 km

329 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.56 km

771 m

< 100 m

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Pennine Way crosses Snake Pass – Higher Shelf Stones Loop from Upper Booth

Pennine Way crossing at Snake Pass

Hern Clough

Higher Shelf Stones Summit and Trig Point

B-29 Superfortress 'Over Exposed' Crash Site and Memorial

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