Walk Route Map ch157 Shining Tor and Cats Tor from Lamaload Reservoir

Walk ch157 Shining Tor and Cats Tor from Lamaload Reservoir

Steady climb to great views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6¼mls (10km)
Ascent:	1,224ft (373m)
Time:	3½hrs
Grade:

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Route outline for walk ch157:

Lamaload Reservoir - Shining Tor - Cats Tor - Pym Chair - Jenkin Chapel - Lamaload Reservoir

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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:

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English
Mountains

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Wainwrights

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English
Nuttalls

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English
Deweys

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Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

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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 ch157 Shining Tor and Cats Tor from Lamaload Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

Looking West towards Teggs Nose from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (587)

Cat's Tor from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (590)

Jenkin Chapel

Photo: Peter Wood (2)

Unusual gate on Shining Tor with Shutlingsloe on the horizon

Photo: Mike Walker (592)

Looking South to Shutlingsloe from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Rachael Barber (1)

Looking North-West from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (586)

Looking back up the ridge to Cat's Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (744)

Looking down onto Lamaload Reservoir from Shining Tor

Photo: Amanda Jones (1)

Deep Clough in The Goyt Valley

Photo: Mike Walker (596)

The trig point on the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (589)

Shutlingsloe from Cat's Tor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (742)

Looking South to Shutlingsloe from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Rachael Barber (2)

Cats Tor from Shining Tor

Photo: Peter Wood (1)

Cat's Tor summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (743)

Kinder Scout from Shining Tor

Photo: Paul Brierley (2)

Shining Tor summit Trig Point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (739)

Walk ch157 Shining Tor and Cats Tor from Lamaload Reservoir - Errwood Reservoir visible through a gap in the trees on the lower slopes of Shining Tor

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

Photo: Mike Walker (595)

Shutlingsloe from Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (593)

Shining Tor summit

Photo: Mike Walker (591)

Looking South towards Shutlingsloe and Croker Hill from the summit of Shining Tor

Photo: Mike Walker (588)

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