Whaley Moor [Black Hill]

411mE Ethel

Whaley Moor is an Ethel, 411m high, 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.

Whaley Bridge is the nearest station, 1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Whaley Bridge it's about 1 hour to the summit, 1 in 9 on average. Furness Vale is next, 1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot), and 49 stations are within 10 miles in all. Sponds Hill is the only other listed hill within 2 miles.

Stations within 10 miles of Whaley Moor, 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.

Whaley Bridge1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 9 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Furness Vale1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 10 on average to the summitGold walking rating
New Mills Newtown1.7 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 11 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Disley1.9 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot) · 1 to 1.5 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitGold walking rating
New Mills Central2.0 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 12 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Strines2.8 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Chinley3.0 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Middlewood3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Chapel-en-le-Frith4.4 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Marple4.8 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Rose Hill Marple4.8 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Poynton5.0 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Adlington (Cheshire)5.0 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Hazel Grove5.2 mi (about 7 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours to the summit
Dove Holes5.8 mi (about 7.5 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 25 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Prestbury6.1 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Romiley6.2 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
Woodsmoor6.3 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours to the summit
Bramhall6.3 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours to the summit
Buxton6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Davenport6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summit
Macclesfield6.9 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Bredbury7.2 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summit
Woodley7.2 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 25 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
Broadbottom7.3 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Hattersley7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Cheadle Hulme7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
Stockport7.7 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
Glossop8.0 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Dinting8.1 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Godley8.1 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
Handforth8.2 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
Brinnington8.3 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours to the summit
Hyde Central8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
Edale8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Newton for Hyde8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
Wilmslow8.7 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Hadfield8.9 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Reddish South9.1 mi (about 12 to 13 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Flowery Field9.1 mi (about 12 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
Heaton Chapel9.1 mi (about 12 to 13 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Styal9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Hyde North9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
Alderley Edge9.4 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit
Heald Green9.4 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Denton9.6 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit
Gatley9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit
Reddish North9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit
East Didsbury9.9 mi (about 13 to 14.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit