Snailsden
475m (1559ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, South Yorkshire, England
The summit of Snailsden is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find Snailsden & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5mls (8.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 728ft (222m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Winscar Reservoir - Dunford Bridge - Harden Reservoir - Harden Clough - Cook's Study Hill - Snailsden Reservoir - Snailsden - Upper Snailsden Moss - Harden Clugh - Harden Reservoir - Winscar Reservoir - Dunford Bridge.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12mls (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,365ft (416m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Winscar Reservoir - Dunford Bridge - The Barnsley Boundary Walk - Little Moor - The Trans Pennine Trail - The Longdendale Trail - Windle Edge - Bagshaw Ridge - Gallows Moss - Salter's Brook Moss - Long Side - Hawthorn Clough - Woodhead Railway Tunnel Air Shaft - Upper Head Dike - Dead Edge End - Upper Dead Edge - Grains Moss - Withins Edge - Britland Edge Hill - Bleakmires Moss - Twizle Head Moss - Lad Clough Knoll - Ramsden Clough - Snailsden - Upper Snailsden Moss - Harden Clugh - Harden Reservoir - Winscar Reservoir - Dunford Bridge.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Snailsden
Andrew Flynn walked up Snailsden on August 4th, 2020 [from/via/route] sy125 Dead Edge End, Britland Edge Hill & Snailsden from Winscar Reservoir [weather] Wet & Windy
Andrew Joss climbed Snailsden on July 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] Winscar Reservoir [with] Barbara, Pippa & Mick [weather] Very Sunny - Nice views when walking towards Snailsden
John Gehrke bagged Snailsden on July 28th, 2013 [from/via/route] Used walk sy106 [weather] Shortly after heatwave broke with sunshine & very heavy showers which fortunately missed me; windy enough to keep the bugs down. - Stunning views from Snailsden in almost every direction. Lots of oystercatchers, some hares & lots of black grouse & skylarks. Breezy day kept the temperature down to comfortable for most of the walk.
Deborah Lyon hiked Snailsden on July 22nd, 2012 [from/via/route] walk SY106 [with] Barry Lyon and Liz Lyon [weather] Warm, mostly sunny, quite windy
Wendy Sockett and Mark Davidson have both walked, climbed & bagged Snailsden.
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