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Name:Cats Tor
Hill number:3640
Height:522m / 1713ft
Parent (Ma):2812  Shining Tor
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:The Peak District
County/UA:Cheshire East, Derbyshire
Catchment:Mersey
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Ethel
(Tu,5,Dew,E)
Grid ref:SJ 99480 75901
Summit feature:small pile of stones
Drop:38m
Col:484m  SJ997748  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 118
(1:25k) OL24W
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 492 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Lamaload res, up Shining Tor, over Cats Tor and on to WaggonshawFlatfield12/03/2024
Foxlow Edge, Shining Tor and Cat's Tor Walk. Trip to Buxton with Simon Feb/Mar-24.dancingqueen10129/02/2024
A walk out of Buxton bagging Corbar Hill, Combs Head, Foxlow Edge, Cats Tor and Shining Tor. Misty but no rain, very wet underfoot.PhilipChaston18/11/2023
From Foxlow Edge. Good paths and a bit of road. KeithByTheC10/10/2023
from lay by near cat and fiddle shining and cats torsunderhill18/09/2023
Shining Tor Loop with FinnWhiteFeather03/09/2023
13.5 mile circular from Derbyshire Bridge car park taking in Burbage Edge (3rd visit), Fernilee Reservoir, Taxal Moor, Windgather Rocks, Cats Tor (3rd visit) and Shining Tor (4th visit). Clear and sunny with a light breeze. Good views of Shropshire and the distant hills of Wales. Quite a few people about. 603m ascent throughout.DanTrig03/09/2023
From Pym Chair car park, across Cats Tor to Shining Tor.justin_j_evans23/06/2023
Walked from the Cat & Fiddle past Shinning tor.. Ethel1/2 for the day really clearing when I got here :)Deego22/04/2023
From Shining Tour along the soleless paved track, but better than what it could be like if erosion had happened.Malcvolm27/03/2023
Errwood Hall, Foxlow Edge, Cats Tor, ShiningTor, Peak View Tearooms, Goyt Valley - with Louise, Chris and Gary. Burbage Edge on the way home.mavero1026/02/2023
Clockwise circuit from Pym Chair car park, taking in Burbage Edge, Shining Tor and Cats Tor. Discovered the old Goyt Valley railway line and the disused Buxton Old Coach Road.oldbagger2720/02/2023
following on from Shining Tor.colinfielding26/01/2023
On way to Shining Tor.peter4lc15/01/2023
From Pym Chair parkingRockdoctor02/10/2022
Boxed this off with parkerLIAMCARTER30519/08/2022
Met LF at Knutsford stn 8.44am. Drove via Macc and Buxton to Errwood Reservoir carpark (grid ref SK 012 758). Met Peter and had facetime call to Dave. North through woodland west of Fernilee Reservoir then up to Taxal Edge and Windgather Rocks (watched climbers). South along ridge over Cats Tor to Shining Tor (lunch stop) and down Stake Side path back to carpark. Hot sunny day, slight breeze. Approx 9.5 miles with 1490 feet ascent. Moving time 3: 33, average speed 2.7mph.Skip08/07/2022
Pleasant detour on drive home, evening walk from Pym's Chair to Oldgate Nick (no climbing today - shoulder still knackered) then Cat Tor summit.Nick Canute20/06/2022
Shining and Cats Tor from the Cat & Fiddle, which I hadn't realised was now a distillery. Thankfully, they still serve ale.summitter19/05/2022
Did Cats Tor with my cousin as part of a circular walk that was around 8 miles. Absolutely shattered we were in the evening of that day. And wait, we have to do Kinder Scout the next day!DavidHiner07/05/2022
With Sara, Fay and AvaJamesJolly27/12/2021
From Pym's Chair CP. Followed by Foxlow EdgeLongwojo05/12/2021
Quickly up and back from N in the mist. With B, B and R.jenx18/11/2021
With Jenx and dugs in the clag from minor road to the North. Squelch!nordicstar18/11/2021
On from Shining Tor, some very nice patches of light picking out Manchester preceded a showergreboicus03/11/2021
From Pym Chair car parkrfoster01/11/2021
walked up from Errwood, over to cat tor and then back along foxhole edge.davert12309/10/2021
Started at Pym's Chair. Went on to Shining Tor, before doubling-back. w/Nadia and BazziePatrick Molloy18/09/2021
with LTstetat07/08/2021
Easy walk up from car park to the north. Was drizzly with clouds sitting on the hills. Did start to clear. Out and back saw Meadow Pipits. Time 32 minutes for 1.39 miles.isabelle01/08/2021
With nwormgage and paletta,a great path up this onetumpawumpa29/07/2021
Long day out. Circular walk Whetstone Ridge, Shining Tor, Cats Tor, Waggonshaw Brow, Brink, Whitehills and Shutlinsloe.Arbie24/07/2021
From N. With whole family. Straightforward walk up well used path. Summit just to the W of fence. 55m ascent.RoguePulsar04/07/2021
Walked on a rocky path up from the north had to climb over fence to get to the top pile of rocs show the summit went with my whole family.speedyclimber04/07/2021
Two ascents. w/Nadia & Basil. Windy 11 degrees. 518m on Garmin. Parked at Pym's Chair. Out-and-backPatrick Molloy27/06/2021
Parked at Pym's Chair. Went on to Shining Tor before doubling backPatrick Molloy24/06/2021
Parked in Pym Chair car park due N. Easy ridge walk to summit.jonglew22/06/2021
Ethel bagging walk starting at Errwood Reservoir via Foxlow EdgeHanPen7112/06/2021
Last bag of a warm day that also included Overmoor, Old Man of Mow. Parked a Pym’s Chair. Ridge walk, paved and nothing steep. Cat’s Tor a bonus if lacklustre. Shining Tor gives fine view of Shutlingsloe. Back again. All done in an hour an half.Pete West31/05/2021
Parked my bike at Errwood car park (near the Hall). Up via Shining Tor to Cats Tor, and down via Pym Chair and Foxlow Edge.Peter_W_Mitchell 27/05/2021
6.66 miles starting at pyms chair car park on a circular route taking in shining tor and errwood hall with Cody,Tommy, and reeceThe-Z-Man02/05/2021
1 of 2 along with shining tor with my familyCodyZ02/05/2021
1/4 Dewey day. Parked in the Pym Chair car park (SJ 994 767) and walked south along the mainly paved ridge, over Cats Tor to the summit of Shining Tor, and back the same way. Stunning views from the Shropshire hills, through the Welsh border to Winter Hill in the north. 6.8km there and back in 1h30m. (S)silveracorn_alan15/04/2021
From car park to north. Great views.PGCE25/12/2020
Circular from Errwood reservoir car park.Dan Baddeley07/11/2020
Axe edge, axe egde moor, cheeks hill, shining tor and Burbage edge. 3 peaks training!mcarney26/09/2020
Parked at Trentabank reservoir and headed out for the day. Shutlingsloe - Whetstone Ridge - Cheeks Hill - Shining Tor - Cats Tor - back to the car. Sunny, windy and a pleasure too be out. Peak view tea room for afternoon tea.Buck19/09/2020
From Pym's Chair car park at SJ 99442 767774. Took the path down Shooters Clough to the Errwood Reservoir, then up the ridge on the other side over Pt. 525m, Shining Tor and Cats Tor and back to the car park. With BC, MH and SB.Man of Kernow110/09/2020
Shining Tor and Cat Tor from layby opposite Cat&Fiddle, on a wet/windy/foggy morning, no views!mazz18/07/2020
7 hr circular walk and non-stop chat from Whaley Bridge with L, & John & Becks. 6 months worth of 'life during Covid' catching up to do. J one of the few people just starting a new job - H&S lead for Network Rail - so special shared interest in viewing Toddbrook Dam - still in a sorry state since almost collapsing in summer 2019 - when the town was evacuated. Lovely grassy and sunny ridge walk up over Taxal Edge (a double sub four!) and on via climber busy Windgather Rocks where 'The tasty grades and abundance of holds on most routes mean that most people will be able to climb something here no matter how tall, short, young, old or unfit they are'(uk climbing).Chris Pearson20/06/2020