The road was first built as a toll road in 1820 as the most direct route between the two cities. In the 20th century the more northerly route of the Woodhead Pass, which is less steep and at a lower altitude, became the primary road link between Manchester and Sheffield.
The Snake Pass passes through the National Trust's High Peak Estate, and lies within the High Peak borough of Derbyshire. Much of it falls within the Hope Woodlands parish.
Snake Pass was listed as one of best driving roads in the UK by Auto Trader magazine in 2009.[3]
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Slow snake road
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Approaching the summit from the Snake Inn 
Descending into GlossopThe Snake Pass is the name given to the remote, higher reaches of the A57 road where it traverses the Peak District between Manchester and Sheffield in the north of England.
More specifically, the name usually refers to the section between the town of Glossop and the Ladybower reservoir, where the road passes over the high ground between the moorland plateaux of Kinder Scout and Bleaklow (the highest point is 512 metres (1,680 ft) above sea level)}
Like many other A-roads in the North of England which traverse undulating terrain such as the Peak District or the Pennines, the road has a poor accident record.[1] However Snake Pass was not in the list of the top 10 of most dangerous roads published in July 2010, despite nine of the top ten being in Northern England.[2] In winter, the road is often the first of the available routes between Sheffield and Manchester to be closed due to snow in the area. There are areas where the road surface has very poor skid resistance and a number of bends have adverse camber.
For the novel by Bram Stoker, see The Snake's Pass.
More specifically, the name usually refers to the section between the town of Glossop and the Ladybower reservoir, where the road passes over the high ground between the moorland plateaux of Kinder Scout and Bleaklow (the highest point is 512 metres (1,680 ft) above sea level)}
Like many other A-roads in the North of England which traverse undulating terrain such as the Peak District or the Pennines, the road has a poor accident record.[1] However Snake Pass was not in the list of the top 10 of most dangerous roads published in July 2010, despite nine of the top ten being in Northern England.[2] In winter, the road is often the first of the available routes between Sheffield and Manchester to be closed due to snow in the area. There are areas where the road surface has very poor skid resistance and a number of bends have adverse camber.
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