Grin Low
Grin Low is an Ethel, 434m high. 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, 1.3 mi (about 1.5 to 2 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 16 on average. Dove Holes is next, 4.2 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot), and 12 stations are within 10 miles in all. There are 4 other listed hills within 2 miles, including Axe Edge Moor and Corbar Hill.
Grin Low is a hill overlooking Buxton in Derbyshire, in the Peak District. The summit is 434 metres (1,424 ft) above sea level.
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Stations within 10 miles of Grin Low, 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.
- Buxton1.3 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 16 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Dove Holes4.2 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Chapel-en-le-Frith4.8 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Whaley Bridge6.6 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Chinley6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Furness Vale7.9 mi (about 10 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Macclesfield8.4 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- New Mills Newtown8.9 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- New Mills Central9.1 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Disley9.4 mi (about 12.5 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Edale9.5 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Prestbury10.0 mi (about 13 to 14.5 mi on foot) · 6 to 6.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitSilver walking rating







