{"id":21381,"date":"2026-02-11T18:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/?p=21381"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:26:04","slug":"b29-crash-site-the-ultimate-walk-guide-to-the-iconic-bleaklow-bomber-%e2%9c%88%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/en\/b29-crash-site-the-ultimate-walk-guide-to-the-iconic-bleaklow-bomber-%e2%9c%88%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"B29 Crash Site: The Ultimate Walk Guide to the Iconic Bleaklow Bomber \u2708\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21381\" class=\"elementor elementor-21381\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34faafd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34faafd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3734a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df3734a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Right on the edge of Greater Manchester, tucked high above Glossop\u2019s rolling hills, you\u2019ll find the haunting remains of a historic crash site known as the Bleaklow Bomber \u2708\ufe0f<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Peak District gets all the hype for its epic views and outdoor adventures, but loads of locals and visitors still have no idea this powerful piece of history rests right here among the moors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Back in 1948, a US Air Force aircraft nicknamed \u201cOver Exposed\u201d went down on these hills, and today large sections of the wreckage still lie scattered across Bleaklow, alongside a moving memorial plaque that honors those on board.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656e8c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"656e8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-remains-of-the-\u2018Bleaklow-Bomber-768x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-21385\" alt=\"The remains of the \u2018Bleaklow Bomber\u2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-remains-of-the-\u2018Bleaklow-Bomber-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-remains-of-the-\u2018Bleaklow-Bomber-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-remains-of-the-\u2018Bleaklow-Bomber.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dae64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52dae64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the \u2018Bleaklow Bomber\u2019?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9632645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9632645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Bleaklow Bomber was a B-29 Superfortress, one of the biggest and most powerful aircraft flying during World War II.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Most B-29s were built for high-altitude bombing missions, which explains the \u201cBomber\u201d name, but this particular aircraft had a different role and flew as a reconnaissance plane focused on aerial photography.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">In 1946, the crew gave it the nickname \u201cOver Exposed\u201d after it carried out a major assignment capturing images of the US nuclear testing operations in the Marshall Islands \ud83d\udcf8<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd2a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fd2a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-of-the-Bleaklow-Bombers-gun-turrets-is-also-on-display-at-the-air-museum-in-Newark-on-Trent-Nottinghamshire.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21397\" alt=\"One of the Bleaklow Bomber\u2019s gun turrets is also on display at the air museum in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-of-the-Bleaklow-Bombers-gun-turrets-is-also-on-display-at-the-air-museum-in-Newark-on-Trent-Nottinghamshire.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-of-the-Bleaklow-Bombers-gun-turrets-is-also-on-display-at-the-air-museum-in-Newark-on-Trent-Nottinghamshire-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-of-the-Bleaklow-Bombers-gun-turrets-is-also-on-display-at-the-air-museum-in-Newark-on-Trent-Nottinghamshire-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01166b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c01166b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Codenamed Operation Crossroads, this mission aimed to study how nuclear weapons would affect warships. \u26a1<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">It was a landmark moment, being the first nuclear test since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945, and it carried huge significance for military research at the time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294ed58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"294ed58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did the B-29 \u2018OVEREXPOSED\u2019 crash?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a5534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8a5534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The aircraft nicknamed \u201cOver Exposed\u201d plummeted from the sky on 3rd November 1948, crashing onto the Bleaklow moorlands near Glossop during a routine flight from RAF Scrampton in Lincoln to the US Base near Warrington \u2708\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c79df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c79df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/B-29-engines.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21395\" alt=\"B-29 engines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/B-29-engines.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/B-29-engines-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/B-29-engines-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081fa96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"081fa96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Although B-29 engines were known for being prone to fires and failures during the bombing campaigns over Japan in 1944-1945, mechanical issues weren\u2019t behind the Bleaklow crash.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Heavy clouds blocked the crew\u2019s vision, and relying only on flight time, they believed they had passed the hills and chose to descend.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">At around 11:00am, the aircraft slammed into the ground, bursting into flames and tragically claiming the lives of all 11 crew members and 2 military passengers \ud83d\udc94<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d06091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d06091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is the Bleaklow Bomber plane crash site?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64416f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e64416f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">There are a few routes to reach the crash site, but the simplest is the Snake Pass walk \ud83c\udf04<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Snake Pass runs through the Peak District along the A57, stretching from Ladybower Reservoir to Glossop.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">From there, it\u2019s about a 2-mile (3.2 km) hike up to the plane wreckage. Just follow the trail up the hillside and keep an eye on the signposts pointing to the crash site.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5589ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5589ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In memory of the Bleaklow Bomber\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646480d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"646480d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Reaching the top of the hill, the world suddenly feels hushed, as if time itself pauses \ud83c\udf2b\ufe0f<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The aircraft wreckage exudes a powerful sense of memory and reflection. Standing by the site, the memorial plaque reads:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em>&#8220;Here lies the wreckage of B-29 Superfortress \u2018Over Exposed\u2019 of the 16th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron USAF, which tragically crashed while descending through cloud on 3rd November 1948, killing all 13 crew members. The aircraft was on a routine flight from RAF Scampton to American AFB Burtonwood. It is doubtful the crew ever saw the ground. Memorial laid by 367 Air Navigation Course of RAF Finningley on November 12th 1988.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c26117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c26117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/In-memory-of-the-Bleaklow-Bomber.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21393\" alt=\"In memory of the Bleaklow Bomber\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/In-memory-of-the-Bleaklow-Bomber.jpg 653w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/In-memory-of-the-Bleaklow-Bomber-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/In-memory-of-the-Bleaklow-Bomber-600x418.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6876f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6876f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Top tip: If you fancy extending your hike, don\u2019t miss the higher and lower \u2018shelf stones\u2019\u2014just a short stroll further up the hill from the Bleaklow Bomber crash site \ud83e\udea8<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f04732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f04732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Bleaklow-Bomber-crash-site.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21391\" alt=\"The Bleaklow Bomber crash site\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Bleaklow-Bomber-crash-site.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Bleaklow-Bomber-crash-site-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Bleaklow-Bomber-crash-site-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8dcfff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8dcfff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where do I park for the Bleaklow plane crash?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4a571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4a571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The best place to park is the free lay-by near Pennine Way on the A57, right at the start of Snake Pass \ud83d\ude97<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Get there early though, as it fills up fast during busy times. The postcode for this spot is <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/QZiLjRuWvVkbhEh59\">SK13 7PQ<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dbf62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43dbf62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How difficult is the walk to the Bleaklow plane crash site?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af80e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9af80e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Snake Pass trail is well-marked and maintained, making the hike up and back manageable for most walkers \ud83c\udf3f<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">On our last trip, we took one of the connecting trails, improvising a circular route that turned out trickier\u2014and much boggier\u2014than we expected \ud83c\udf1e<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Luckily, the sun was shining; in wet or poor weather, this route would have been far more challenging.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12321d9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12321d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7594a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7594a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1-2048x2048.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-21389\" alt=\"How difficult is the walk to the Bleaklow plane crash site\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc22e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc22e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-2048x2048.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-21387\" alt=\"How difficult is the walk to the Bleaklow plane crash site.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-difficult-is-the-walk-to-the-Bleaklow-plane-crash-site-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26e409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f26e409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Local mountain rescue teams warn that winter visits can be risky, as they\u2019ve had to assist walkers who weren\u2019t fully prepared \u2744\ufe0f<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Bleaklow Head rises to 633 metres, making it Derbyshire\u2019s second-highest point. Weather here can shift in an instant, so packing the right clothing and knowing your route is essential.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Patch Haley, leader of Glossop Mountain Rescue, advises winter walkers to \u201cbring food, water, a torch, and a map and compass\u2014and make sure you know how to use them.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Before heading out, check the Snake Pass BBC forecast to stay ahead of the weather.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ff56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5ff56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Bleaklow Bomber Crash Site walk routes\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a51bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9a51bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174b7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"174b7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">While the route above is the quickest way to reach the Bleaklow Bomber crash site, there are some alternative walks that are definitely worth exploring \ud83e\udd7e<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">For seasoned hikers looking to turn the trip into a full day adventure, consider the 11-mile circular trail starting from Old Glossop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcee0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dcee0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Old Glossop and Bleaklow Head Circular\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d601b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3d601b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">This trail is tough but incredibly rewarding, showcasing much of the local scenery. 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From there, the route takes you down to Old Glossop via Cock Hill \ud83c\udf04<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">With stunning panoramas at every turn and plenty of leg-burning stretches, finishing in Old Glossop means you can treat yourself to some well-earned food and drink afterwards!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right on the edge of Greater Manchester, tucked high above Glossop\u2019s rolling hills, you\u2019ll find the haunting remains of a historic crash site known as the Bleaklow Bomber \u2708\ufe0f The Peak District gets all the hype for its epic views and outdoor adventures, but loads of locals and visitors still have no idea this powerful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":21382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[413],"class_list":["post-21381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hiking","tag-b29-crash"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>B29 Crash Site: The Ultimate Walk Guide to the Iconic Bleaklow Bomber \u2708\ufe0f - Hike Ride Run !<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the ultimate B29 Crash Site walk on Bleaklow. 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