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Woodhead Pass (A628)

A 19-mile trans-Pennine A-road threading through the northern Peak District via Longdendale, passing a succession of dramatic reservoirs on a high, open road that delivers fast, flowing driving with genuinely spectacular upland scenery.

WhereHollingworth, Derbyshire, United Kingdom · SK13 1BL · Midlands

RoadA628 Woodhead Pass

RouteHollingworth, Greater Manchester → Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire

Distance19 miles · 31 km · ~27 min drive

Characterscenic, fast, moorland, mountain

OpeningPublic road, open year-round; subject to closure in severe winter weather. HGVs permitted; can be busy with freight traffic.

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