Featherbed Top is the bare, flat summit of the moor just south of the highest point of the Snake Pass road, on the north side of Kinder Scout. There is nothing on top to mark it, just a broad spread of peat where the high point is hard to pin down. The Pennine Way crosses the Snake Pass road a little under a kilometre to the north. The surrounding moor is called Featherbed Moss, a name it shares with another moor further north.
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Millstone grit buried under deep peat, cut by groughs, with cotton grass and heather.
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Our Route
No path for 2.6 kmAbout 2.6 km of this route has no path on the map (longest stretch 1.2 km). Expect rough, pathless ground. You will need a map and compass and the skills to use them.
Also on this route: Alport Moor
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
