Sponds Hill

413mE Ethel

Sponds Hill is an Ethel, 413m 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.

Whaley Bridge is the nearest station, 2.7 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Whaley Bridge it's about 1.5 to 2 hours to the summit, 1 in 13 on average. Disley is next, 2.9 mi (about 4 mi on foot), and 43 stations are within 10 miles in all. Whaley Moor is the only other listed hill within 2 miles.

Stations within 10 miles of Sponds 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.

Whaley Bridge2.7 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Disley2.9 mi (about 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Furness Vale3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours1 in 12 on average to the summitGold walking rating
New Mills Newtown3.3 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Middlewood3.4 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Adlington (Cheshire)3.7 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
New Mills Central3.7 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Strines4.1 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Poynton4.4 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Prestbury4.5 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Chinley4.5 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Macclesfield5.1 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Chapel-en-le-Frith5.2 mi (about 7 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Hazel Grove5.3 mi (about 7 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours to the summit
Rose Hill Marple5.7 mi (about 7.5 to 8 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours to the summitSilver walking rating
Bramhall5.8 mi (about 7.5 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours to the summit
Marple5.9 mi (about 7.5 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 25 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
Woodsmoor6.3 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours to the summit
Dove Holes6.5 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Buxton6.7 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 16 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
Romiley7.0 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
Cheadle Hulme7.2 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summit
Handforth7.3 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4 hours to the summit
Wilmslow7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
Bredbury7.9 mi (about 10 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
Stockport7.9 mi (about 10 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
Alderley Edge8.0 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
Woodley8.1 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
Styal8.4 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours to the summit
Broadbottom8.7 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Heald Green8.8 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Brinnington8.8 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Hattersley8.9 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 hours to the summitGold walking rating
Gatley9.4 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Godley9.4 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
Heaton Chapel9.4 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
Hyde Central9.5 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
Reddish South9.5 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit
Dinting9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 25 on average to the summitGold walking rating
Glossop9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summitGold walking rating
Newton for Hyde9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
East Didsbury9.8 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit