Shining Tor
559m (1835ft)
The White Peak Area, The Peak District, Cheshire, England
Shining Tor is the highest point in the county of Cheshire.
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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:
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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 Shining Tor on February 14th, 2025 [from/via/route] Trentabank Reservoir [with] Barry [weather] windy,cold - good
Darin Torrance climbed Shining Tor on October 23rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Lamaload [with] Moose [weather] Humid foggy - 7 mile circular walk
Neall Garrad bagged Shining Tor on January 26th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Gradbach, via Shutlingsloe & Shining Tor & back to Gradbach. [with] WWESU Explorers [weather] Mixed
Patrick Molloy hiked Shining Tor 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 Shining Tor 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 Shining Tor 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 Shining Tor on November 7th, 2020 [weather] Sunny
John Bramwell walked up Shining Tor 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 Shining Tor on May 12th, 2019 [from/via/route] LAMALOAD RESERVOIR [weather] SUN
Christine Shepherd bagged Shining Tor 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.
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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
Looking South towards Shutlingsloe and Croker Hill from the summit of Shining Tor
Errwood Reservoir visible through a gap in the trees on the lower slopes of Shining Tor
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