Shining Tor
559m (1835ft)
The White Peak Area, The Peak District, Cheshire/Derbyshire, England
Shining Tor is the highest point in the county of Cheshire.
The summit of Shining Tor is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find Shining Tor & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
See Shining Tor and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
See Shining Tor and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6ml (9.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,310ft (399m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Errwood Reservoir - The Goyt Valley - Shooter's Clough - Shining Tor - The Tors - Cats Tor - Oldgate Nick - Pym Chair - The Street - Foxlow Edge - The Goyt Valley - Errwood Hall - Errwood Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25ml (10km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,224ft (373m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Lamaload Reservoir - Shining Tor - Cats Tor - Pym Chair - Jenkin Chapel - Lamaload Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,680ft (512m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Lamaload Reservoir - Shining Tor - Cats Tor - Pym Chair - Jenkin Chapel - Waggonshaw Brow - Yearns Low - Lamaload Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,694ft (516m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Errwood Reservoir - The Goyt Valley - Shooter's Clough - Shining Tor - The Tors - Cats Tor - Oldgate Nick - Pym Chair - Goyt Forest - Windgather Rocks - Taxal Edge - Overton Hall Farm - The Midshires Way - Madscar Farm - Mill Clough - Knife Farm - The Goyt Valley - Fernilee Reservoir - Hoo Moor - Deep Clough - Jep Clough - The Street - The Goyt Valley - Errwood Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,611ft (491m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Lamaload Reservoir - Saltersford Hall - Jenkin Chapel - Kettleshulme - Windgather Rocks - Pym Chair - Cats Tor - Shining Tor - Lamaload Reservoir
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Shining Tor
Trevor Williams walked up on February 14th, 2025 [from/via/route] Trentabank Reservoir [with] Barry [weather] windy,cold - good
Darin Torrance climbed it on October 23rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Lamaload [with] Moose [weather] Humid foggy - 7 mile circular walk
Neall Garrad bagged it on January 26th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Gradbach, via Shutlingsloe & Shining Tor & back to Gradbach. [with] WWESU Explorers [weather] Mixed
Patrick Molloy hiked it on September 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Pym's Chair. Via Cat's Tor [with] Nadia & Baz [weather] Partial Sun Warm
Wendy Nield summited on April 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] 6.75 mile circular walk from Errwood Hall car park also bagging Cats Tor. [with] Hillbilly Baggers [weather] Mainly cloudy with sunny spells & snow flurries !! - Saw numerous Skylarks & heard a cuckoo.
Angela Haworth conquered it on June 22nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Errwood Hall - Shooter's Clough - Shining Tor - Cats Tor - Foxlow Edge - Errwood Hall [with] companion [weather] warm & sunny
Tracy Hudson scaled on November 7th, 2020 [weather] Sunny
John Bramwell walked up on September 23rd, 2020 [from/via/route] From Errwood Hall & on to Cats Tor & Foxlow Edge [with] Alone [weather] Cloudy & light rain - poor visibility
Sharron Barker climbed it on May 12th, 2019 [from/via/route] LAMALOAD RESERVOIR [weather] SUN
Christine Shepherd bagged it on March 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Lamaload Reservoir using walk ch157. [with] On my own [weather] Cloudy & rainy with occasional hail, cloud did clear occasionally to see the views. - Once I had found Lamaload Reservoir, (rely on a map not a sat nav!), the route was clear & easy to follow. I am sure there would be wonderful views throughout this walk on a clear day.
Lucy Perchard hiked it on February 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] walk up from Goyt Valley to Shining Tor, Cats Tor, Pym Chair & Wingather Rocks [with] Tony [weather] Mostly cloudy & quite windy - Lovely winter walk
Margaret Richards summited on February 23rd, 2012 [from/via/route] Shining Tor & wind gather Rocks [with] Don [weather] Cold
Martin Greenwood conquered it on September 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Langley > Shuttlingsloe > Axe Edge > Shining Tor - Glaphaaaaaw!
Anna Browning scaled on August 11th, 2015 [from/via/route] Errwood Car Park [with] Paul Browning [weather] Sunny & warm. - Fantastic views across to Macclesfield. Saw Ravens on the top.
Marilyn Wadkin walked up on November 30th, 2014 [from/via/route] Cat & Fiddle, Shining Tor, Errwood Hall, Errwood Reservoir, Stake Side Ridge, back to Cat & Fiddle [with] Rob, Nathan9, Alisha7 & Jack5 [weather] Walking in the clouds for most of the walk. Cold & crisp.
Richard Evered climbed it on March 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Derbysire Bridge circular [with] Claire, Rooney [weather] As Cats Tor - As Cats Tor
James Brocken bagged it on February 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Burbage over Cats Tor, over Shining Tor & back to Burbage - Training for Everest Base camp
Ruth Blackhurst has hiked it [from/via/route] Err woos reservoir [with] Amy Greeves [weather] Sunny
Tim Day summited on June 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] Cats Tor [weather] Sunny
Joanne Mcgawley conquered it on April 14th, 2012 [with] Rich and Jen [weather] Windy & Col - 9.7 miles
Eric Perry scaled on April 1st, 2012 [from/via/route] Shining Tor, Windgather Rocks & the Goyt Valley [with] Es, Lynne & Ollie [weather] Good
Andrea Healy walked up on March 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Erwin res. [with] Steve [weather] Cold n sunny - 11 mile - bit too long!
Andrew Joss climbed it on September 29th, 2012 [from/via/route] Errwood Reservoir car park [with] Barbara [weather] Windy but dry - Had lunch at the Peak View Tea Room - excellent!
Nicholas Williams bagged it on August 30th, 2012 [from/via/route] errwood [weather] Fine
Simon Ward hiked it on June 4th, 2012 [with] Naomi [weather] Mainly fine
Clare Houlihan, Erin Ryan, Dave Gay, Mark Davidson, Roderick Devall, Colin Egan, Louis Smith, Geoffrey Robertshaw, Elizabeth Graham, Steve Lockett, Louise Sandwith, David Parker, Martin Rodenby and Stephen Millington have all walked, climbed & bagged Shining Tor.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Shining Tor
Macclesfield Forest (left) and Shining Tor (centre left - on the horizon) from a rather misty Shutlingsloe summit
Errwood Reservoir visible through a gap in the trees on the lower slopes of Shining Tor
Looking South towards Shutlingsloe and Croker Hill from the summit of Shining Tor
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