The Cloud
The Cloud is an Ethel, 343m high, and also counts as a Marilyn and HuMP. The Ethels are the Peak District's hilltops, mostly over 400 metres, named for Ethel Haythornthwaite and announced by CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire in 2021.
Congleton is the nearest station, 2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Congleton it's about 1.5 hours to the summit, 1 in 15 on average. Macclesfield is next, 6.2 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot), and 9 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Stations within 10 miles of The Cloud, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Congleton2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 15 on average to the summit
- Macclesfield6.2 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Kidsgrove7.1 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 24 on average to the summit
- Alsager8.4 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Goostrey8.4 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Prestbury8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summitSilver walking rating
- Holmes Chapel8.8 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Chelford8.9 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Longport9.4 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit