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[Closed] Climb back to top of Hope Cross/Beast?

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Just looking at ways of getting back up without actually climbing back up the Beast,
If I turn left onto Snake Rd from the bottom of Hagg Tor, spin down for a short while, there seems to be a sharp right turn that leads you back up towards the bottom of the beast, stopping short and leading over a bridge where there seems to be a short climb in the form a footpath?
Anyone use this? Strava heatmap suggests its not an obvious route back up,

Anyone got any suggestions?


 
Posted : 08/04/2015 9:12 pm
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Track you describe is better as a down (I've used it as a chicken run when mate fell off at top of Beast and smashed his hand up) it's still a decent down, but you would likely be walking up, was quite slippy so would likely struggle for traction going up
Instead head right (kind more a straight on) at bottom, through gate and along the side of the reservoir
After a while a track leads up to the right, head up there to get back to the top of Hope Brink
This one - http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=417355&y=386215&z=120&sv=417355,386215&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=787&ax=417355&ay=386215&lm=0
If you don't take the first one (marked as a footpath) take the next one marked as a dotted black line, it's a fair bit longer but a nice permissive path and a rideable climb all the way to the top with only one short steep bit


 
Posted : 08/04/2015 9:25 pm
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Sounds like the trick, Thanks!
Would you head south down to Aston or North to come back down on yourself via Brinks Road?


 
Posted : 08/04/2015 9:43 pm