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Name:Shining Tor
Hill number:2812
Height:559m / 1834ft
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:The Peak District
County/UA:Cheshire East, Derbyshire
County (CoA):Cheshire (CoA)
Catchment:Mersey
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Ethel,
Current County/UA Top, Administrative County Top, Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,E,CoU,CoA,Cm)
Grid ref:SJ 99466 73749
Summit feature:no feature: 7m NNE of trig point
Drop:235.7m
Col:323.3m  SK 0802 7818  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 118
(1:25k) OL24W
Observations:mound E of wall at SJ 99475 73744 is of similar height
Survey:Abney level
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Notes:
  • Cheshire (1974) administrative county top
  • Cheshire East current county/UA top

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 902 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Lamaload reservoir up Andrew's Edge, on over Cats Tor.Flatfield12/03/2024
Foxlow Edge, Shining Tor and Cat's Tor Walk. Trip to Buxton with Simon Feb/Mar-24.dancingqueen10129/02/2024
Good paths from Cat and Fiddle.willyross07/02/2024
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
With Twiggy along ridge from north dodging runners from the Buxton half-marathondesperate dan22/10/2023
From Cats Tor. Descended over Stake Clough and Deep Clough to join track down Goyt Valley to free car park by Errwood Hall. KeithByTheC10/10/2023
Circular route from Derbyshire bridge taking in Burbage edge,Cat torKevin ball08/10/2023
Bagged whilst taking part in the LDWA High Peak's Goyt Valley Challenge Run/Hikedazedemon07/10/2023
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
Parked opposite the Cat & Fiddle for a quick up and down. Limited views from the top. Solo.richard6912/07/2023
From Pym Chair car park, to Cats Tor and on to Shining Tor.justin_j_evans23/06/2023
With Isabel & Olivia from Pym Chair. Visited trig point and highest ground on both sides of wall.alistairpooler28/05/2023
Claggy Start from Cat & Fiddle layby (8am) walked past and on to log Cats Tor first as the clag was lifting, Nice by the time I got back . 2/2 Ethels for the day . Been up here a few times 2003 for the Trig was the first time.Deego22/04/2023
7.5 km round trip from Pygmy Chair CP. east down the road, then south along a track to eventually climb to Shining Torvthen to Cats Tor and back to CP.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
Circular route from Errwood Hall car parkteamd_walks14/02/2023
Parked in layby just below the Cat and Fiddle pub.colinfielding26/01/2023
From Pym Chair in hail, wind and rain. Good views of Shutlingsloe.peter4lc15/01/2023
Solo at dawn from Errwood Reservoir before workalistairpooler29/12/2022
With Cats Tor from Pym Chair parkingRockdoctor02/10/2022
From Cheeks Hill, headed north and crossed Buxton Road and the A54. Along quiet country lane and emerged alongside A54, next to the Cat and Fiddle. Bypassed tearoom to north and straight up hill, then down the steep decline and uphill again to the summit. There is a well-placed bench there dedicated to the Park Rangers. A great place to eat a pasty, marked by a trig point (unlike Cheeks Point) and feels like a proper county top. Macclesfield is visible to the west, as well as Manchester on a clear day.hillbagger9125/08/2022
Left home 6am; 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. Walked north through woodland on west shore of Fernilee Reservoir then west 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
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
From Cat and Fiddle.vuirich08/05/2022
After doing the Staffordshire County Top walk in the morning, we decided to do the nearby County Top of Cheshire, around 8 Miles long. Lots of great views from the top and the trig. Very funny me and my cousin watching motorbikes just overtake cars a countless amount of times on that notorious road! Not surprised why lots of crashes unfortunately happen on the cat and fiddle road...DavidHiner07/05/2022
A re-visit to the Shining Tor summit to bag the FTF on the virtual. A beautiful sunny evening.meltdiceburg27/04/2022
Circular route from the Goyt Valleysturuss08/04/2022
Ricks Birthday walk. Beautiful sunshine and extremely cold. With dogs.jenx20/01/2022
Solo. Circuit from Pym Chairalistairpooler13/01/2022
Parked in a layby not far from the Peak View Tea Rooms and had a wander around the area. Simply stunning.jamiequackers26/11/2021
From Derbyshire Bridge, along ridge as far as Windgather Rocks, then back via Goyt Valley. Misty but cleared up pm.douglas_easton13/11/2021
From Cat and Fiddle, dramatic light until a late showergreboicus03/11/2021
Circular loop from Errwood reservoir with NaomiKniverbee09/10/2021
walked up from Errwood, over to cat tor and then back along foxhole edge.davert12309/10/2021
Parked at Pym's Chair. Via Cat's TorPatrick Molloy18/09/2021
Visited as part of a CW circular walk from the Cat & Fiddle.Sapphirites12/08/2021
From the Cat and Fiddle. I'd avoided the rain all day but not for this one.paulhilder08/08/2021
With LTstetat07/08/2021
With nwormgage and paletta. Superb view from this somewhat iconic toptumpawumpa29/07/2021
Long day out. Circular walk Whetstone Ridge, Shining Tor, Cats Tor, Waggonshaw Brow, Brink, Whitehills and Shutlinsloe.Arbie24/07/2021
From near the Cat & Fiddle, with ESamswanston05/07/2021
Via Cat's Tor. Parked at Pym's ChairPatrick Molloy24/06/2021
Ethel bagging walk starting at Errwood ReservoirHanPen7112/06/2021
Last bag of a warm day that also included Overmoor, Old Man of Mow and Shutlingsloe. 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 cats tor and errwood hall with Cody,Tommy, and reece. Marilyn no. 44The-Z-Man02/05/2021
2 of 2 along with cats tor with my familyCodyZ02/05/2021