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Cock Hill & Glossop Low from Old Glossop

Cock Hill & Glossop Low from Old Glossop

Start/Finish

Near the Howard Town Brewery. From Glossop, take the Snake Pass road. Go through the first roundabout then take the next left at the Commercial Inn which goes up Manor Park Road. Higher up, the road seems to go right but carry on ahead to the left of the Queens Arms. Pass a church on the left then turn right into Wellgate at the Bull's Head. Continue into Hope Street where the Howard Town Brewery will soon be seen on the left. Charles Lane is a little further on the left and has a No Through Road Sign and a No Turning Sign. Park sensibly near here. If you reach an obvious turning circle, you have gone too far so go back.

Distance/Time

9 km    About 2 - 3 hours

Peaks

Cock Hill, 426 m, SK 059 962.

Glossop Low, 481 m, SK 066 967.      OS Outdoor Leisure 1: Dark Peak.

Introduction

This is a pleasant short walk in the Dark Peak which, in good weather has good views of the surrounding countryside especially towards Bleaklow and Higher Shelf Stones and the other hills around Glossop. Some of the going can boggy, even in a dry spell, and gaiters are recommended. This walk can easily be accomplished on a short winter's day. Navigation is easy, even in mist, as a good path and track are followed.

Route

(1) Walk up Charles Lane. Soon a path goes off to the left through a small gate. Soon you pass an old quarry then are walking between two walls. Two strips of trees, on the left, are also passed. Soon Cock Hill should be visible. It looks very “bumpy”. The path leads towards it then splits so take the left fork which leads up to the trig point which marks the “summit” of Cock Hill, 426 m, although it is clearly not the highest point.

(2) Continue on the path which ascends the gentle shoulder to reach an old ruin on Glossop Low at the end of a track. The grouse screens can be a useful guide on the approach. The cairn is a little further. This is the highest point on Glossop Low, 481 m.

(3) Return to the ruin and follow the obvious track down. On 17/11/15, the track was quite boggy near the ruin but soon improves lower down. Follow the track down, passing a fenced off environmentally protected area. Eventually, reach the farm then go right and soon reach the road from Glossop to Woodhead/Torside. Turn left, S, and follow the road (no path) towards Glossop. In about 600 m, a signed path goes off left, E, to the reservoir; this could be used as an alternative route back to Old Glossop but this route continues down the road to just past the garden centre. A little further is a sign pointing to a path on the left side, E, of the road. Take this, down steps initially, and follow it to join a tarmac road in Old Glossop. Turn right and locate the obvious church with the steeple. From here walk past the Bull's Head and Wheatsheaf then continue down to the end of this road. Turn left into Hope Street and soon reach the start.

Notes

(a) This walk took place on 17th November, 2015.

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