Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir

Steady climb to great views


Route outline for walk ch131:

Lamaload Reservoir  -  Shining Tor  -  Cats Tor  -  Pym Chair  -  Jenkin Chapel  -  Waggonshaw Brow  -  Yearns Low  -  Lamaload Reservoir



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
2
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Shining Tor at 559m (1835ft). Shining Tor is also known as an English Dewey (54th highest in England, 124th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (59th highest in England, 851st highest in the UK). The summit of Shining Tor is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Shining Tor is the highest point in the county of Cheshire.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Cats Tor at 522m (1713ft). Cats Tor is also known as an English Dewey (134th highest in England, 305th in England & Wales)


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

118 Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Looking South to Shutlingsloe from the summit of Shining Tor

Looking South to Shutlingsloe from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Rachael Barber (2)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Jenkin Chapel

Jenkin Chapel

Photo: Peter Wood (2)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Shutlingsloe from Cat's Tor

Shutlingsloe from Cat's Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (742)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Cat's Tor summit cairn

Cat's Tor summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (743)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Lamaload Reservoir from near Yearns Low

Lamaload Reservoir from near Yearns Low

Photo: Peter Wood (3)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Looking South to Shutlingsloe from the summit of Shining Tor

Looking South to Shutlingsloe from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Rachael Barber (1)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - The paved path across the bog to Cat's Tor

The paved path across the bog to Cat's Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (741)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Kinder Scout from Shining Tor

Kinder Scout from Shining Tor

Photo: Paul Brierley (2)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Looking back up the ridge to Cat's Tor

Looking back up the ridge to Cat's Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (744)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Shining Tor summit Trig Point

Shining Tor summit Trig Point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (739)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Lamaload Reservoir

Lamaload Reservoir

Photo: Christine Shepherd (738)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Cats Tor from Shining Tor

Cats Tor from Shining Tor

Photo: Peter Wood (1)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - Looking down onto Lamaload Reservoir from Shining Tor

Looking down onto Lamaload Reservoir from Shining Tor

Photo: Amanda Jones (1)

Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir - On the summit of Shining Tor

On the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (740)


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