Walk ch131 Shining Tor and Yearns Low from Lamaload Reservoir

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7¼mls (11.5km)
Ascent:	1,680ft (512m)
Time:	4½hrs
Grade:

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:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

2 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Marilyn

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)

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

In no particular order . . .

Kinder Scout from Shining Tor

Photo: Paul Brierley (2)

Lamaload Reservoir from near Yearns Low

Photo: Peter Wood (3)

Looking West towards Teggs Nose from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (587)

Errwood Reservoir visible through a gap in the trees on the lower slopes of Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (595)

Looking North-West from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (586)

Looking down onto Lamaload Reservoir from Shining Tor

Photo: Amanda Jones (1)

The paved path across the bog to Cat's Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (741)

On the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (740)

Shining Tor summit Trig Point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (739)

Shutlingsloe from Cat's Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (742)

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