Higger Tor
Higger Tor is an Ethel, 435m 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.
Hathersage is the nearest station, 1.6 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Hathersage it's about 1 to 1.5 hours to the summit, 1 in 9 on average. Grindleford is next, 2.0 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot), and 9 stations are within 10 miles in all. There are 2 other listed hills within 2 miles, including White Path Moss and Stanedge Pole.
Higger Tor or Higgar Tor is a gritstone tor in the Dark Peak, in the north of the Peak District National Park in England. It overlooks the Burbage Valley and the Iron Age hill fort of Carl Wark to the southeast.
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Stations within 10 miles of Higger Tor, 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.
- Hathersage1.6 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot) · 1 to 1.5 hours1 in 9 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Grindleford2.0 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 12 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Bamford3.1 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Dore & Totley4.2 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Hope (Derbyshire)4.8 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 18 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Dronfield6.5 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Sheffield7.0 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summit
- Edale8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Darnall9.1 mi (about 12 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit