Combs Head
Combs Head is an Ethel, 503m high, in the Peak District National Park, and also counts as a Dewey. 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.
Buxton is the nearest station, 1.7 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Buxton it's about 1 hour to the summit, 1 in 14 on average. Chapel-en-le-Frith is next, 2.5 mi (about 3.5 mi on foot), and 19 stations are within 10 miles in all. There are 3 other listed hills within 2 miles, including Corbar Hill and Black Edge.
Stations within 10 miles of Combs Head, 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.
- Buxton1.7 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 14 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Chapel-en-le-Frith2.5 mi (about 3.5 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 11 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Dove Holes2.6 mi (about 3.5 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Whaley Bridge4.0 mi (about 5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Chinley4.3 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Furness Vale5.3 mi (about 7 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- New Mills Newtown6.3 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- New Mills Central6.6 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Disley6.9 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Macclesfield7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 15 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Strines7.7 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Edale7.9 mi (about 10 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Middlewood8.2 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Adlington (Cheshire)8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 15 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Prestbury8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Poynton9.4 mi (about 12.5 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Marple9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Hope (Derbyshire)9.9 mi (about 13 to 14.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 25 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Rose Hill Marple9.9 mi (about 13 to 14.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitSilver walking rating