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Cats Tor
522m (1713ft)


The White Peak Area, The Peak District, Cheshire, England


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Record Cats Tor as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

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134th in England,
305th in England & Wales

Cats Tor from Shining Tor

Cats Tor from Shining Tor

Photo: Peter Wood


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5 easy-to-follow, circular walk route PDFs that include Cats Tor

Interactive Walk Planning Map for Cats Tor (worth a look if you've never seen one of these superb, free-to-access, walk planing maps)

PDF Peak Bagging Map that includes Cats Tor

Walk Reports from fellow hikers who have already climbed Cats Tor



You can walk to the top of Cats Tor by using any of these 5 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk d282 Shining Tor and Errwood Hall via Foxlow Edge from Errwood Reservoir

The ascent up Shining Tor is well worth it

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6ml (9.5km)
Ascent:1,310ft (399m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 4 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk ch157 Shining Tor and Cats Tor from Lamaload Reservoir

Steady climb to great views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6.25ml (10km)
Ascent:1,224ft (373m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 4 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir

Steady climb to great views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.25ml (11.5km)
Ascent:1,680ft (512m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk d221 Shining Tor and Windgather Rocks from Errwood Reservoir

A stiff ascent is rewarded by spectacular views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.75ml (14km)
Ascent:1,694ft (516m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk ch146 Kettleshulme and Shining Tor from Lamaload Reservoir

Varied walking

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9.5ml (15km)
Ascent:1,611ft (491m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)

See Cats Tor and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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The White Peak Area of The Peak District National Park
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The Peak District National Park


See Cats Tor and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format:

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-The White Peak Area of The Peak District National Park

NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.


You can find Cats Tor & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

The Peak District National Park


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

OS Explorer OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


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

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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Cats Tor Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Cats Tor

Darin Torrance walked up Cats Tor on October 23rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Lamaload [with] Moose [weather] Humid foggy - 7 mile circular walk

Patrick Molloy climbed it on September 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Pym's Chair. On to Shining Tor [with] Nadia & Baz [weather] Partial Sun Warm

Wendy Nield bagged it on April 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] 6.75 mile circular walk from Errwood Hall car park also bagging Shining Tor. [with] Hillbilly Baggers [weather] Mainly cloudy with sunny spells & snow flurries !! - Saw numerous Skylarks & heard a cuckoo.

Angela Haworth hiked Cats Tor on June 22nd, 2020 [from/via/route] Errwoo Hall - Shooter's Clough - Shining Tor - Cats Tor - Foxlow Edge - Errwood Hall [with] companion [weather] warm & sunny

Tracy Hudson summited on November 7th, 2020 [weather] Sunny

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