Sir William Hill
Sir William Hill is an Ethel, 429m high, in the Peak District National Park, and also counts as a 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.
Grindleford is the nearest station, 2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Grindleford it's about 1.5 hours to the summit, 1 in 13 on average. Hathersage is next, 2.2 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot), and 8 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Stations within 10 miles of Sir William Hill, 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.
- Grindleford2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Hathersage2.2 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 12 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Bamford2.9 mi (about 4 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 11 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Hope (Derbyshire)4.0 mi (about 5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Dore & Totley7.1 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Edale7.4 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Dronfield8.7 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Dove Holes8.8 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summitGold walking rating