Peak District: Snake Pass & Cat and Fiddle
Drive · 74 miles · 3h 15m · 13 stops
Two legendary roads in one loop from Buxton: the Cat and Fiddle's curves to Macclesfield, then over the Snake Pass to Ladybower and back through Castleton beneath Winnats Pass.
Two of the north's most famous roads in a single loop. The Cat and Fiddle's flowing curves were once a road-tester's favourite, and the Snake Pass across the moors is regularly voted among Britain's best drives. Winnats Pass at the end, squeezed between limestone towers, is the dramatic dessert.
The route, stop by stop
- Buxton
- Cat and Fiddle
- Macclesfield
- Kettleshulme
- Whaley Bridge
- Hayfield
- Glossop
- Snake Pass summit
- Ladybower Reservoir
- Castleton
- Winnats Pass
- Sparrowpit
- Buxton
Drive it with turn-by-turn
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