South Head
South Head is an Ethel, 494m high, in the Peak District National Park. 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.
Chinley is the nearest station, 1.9 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Chinley it's about 1.5 hours to the summit, 1 in 11 on average. Chapel-en-le-Frith is next, 3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot), and 31 stations are within 10 miles in all. There are 3 other listed hills within 2 miles, including Mount Famine and Brown Knoll. The Pennine Bridleway National Trail passes 0.1 mi away.
Stations within 10 miles of South 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.
- Chinley1.9 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 11 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Chapel-en-le-Frith3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Furness Vale3.3 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 10 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Whaley Bridge3.6 mi (about 4.5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Edale3.9 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- New Mills Central4.0 mi (about 5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Dove Holes4.1 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- New Mills Newtown4.1 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Strines5.3 mi (about 7 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Disley5.5 mi (about 7 to 8 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Glossop6.2 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 15 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Buxton6.7 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Marple6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Dinting6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Middlewood7.2 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Broadbottom7.2 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Rose Hill Marple7.4 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Hadfield7.5 mi (about 9.5 to 11 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Hope (Derbyshire)7.5 mi (about 9.5 to 11 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Hattersley8.1 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Romiley8.4 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Godley8.8 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Hazel Grove8.9 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 21 on average to the summit
- Woodley9.0 mi (about 12 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Bamford9.2 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Poynton9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Newton for Hyde9.4 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Bredbury9.4 mi (about 12.5 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 21 on average to the summit
- Adlington (Cheshire)9.6 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Hyde Central9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Woodsmoor9.8 mi (about 13 to 14 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 22 on average to the summit