Council decision to close 'cycling utopia' Snake Pass branded 'ludicrous'

The A57 between Sheffield and Glossop was closed to motor traffic due to a landslide, but that has now been extended to cyclists and walkers

Snake Pass
Author Simon Warren on the Snake Pass
(Image credit: Instagram/Simon Warren)

The decision to close Snake Pass to cyclists and walkers has been called "ludicrous" by the author Simon Warren, describing the road without cars as "cycling utopia".

The road, the A57 between Sheffield and Glossop, was shut by Derbyshire County Council for at least four weeks to motor traffic on February 21 after heavy rain caused a number of landslips.

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