The snake pass is the name given to the remote higher reaches of the a57 road where it crosses the peak district between manchester and sheffield in northern 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 pennines watershed between the moorland plateaux of kinder scout and bleaklow the highest point is 1 680 feet 510 m above sea level it is a popular destination for motorcyclists and