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Fairbrook Naze & Ashop Head Circular

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Overview

We walk through Snake Woods before following the Fairbrook for a couple of miles up to the Kinder plateau. We follow Ashop Clough and this can be quite wet.

Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14.5km / 9.0mi
Ascent:
518.2m / 1700ft
Type:
circular
Website:
https://tamesideramblers.org.uk/walk_programme/default.html

No dogs, no toilets

Features

  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SK 13546 91092
Nearest postcode:
S33 0AB
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Start time:
10:00 am

Birchen Clough Car Park On A57 about 2 miles past the Snake Pass summit

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