Hill lists by train

Ethels by Train

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. Source

64 of the 95 Ethels are within 5 miles of a station with regular trains, and 91 are within 10 miles.

within 5 miles of a station

within 10 miles

Where to base yourself

Best stations for Ethels

The stations with the most Ethels within 5 miles, as a base for a day or a weekend.

Every Ethel within 5 miles of a station

Straight-line distance from each summit to its nearest station with regular trains. The walk in will be longer.

Hill	Height	Nearest station	Distance
Corbar Hill	1433ft	Buxton	0.6 mi
Eccles Pike	1214ft	Chinley	0.9 mi
Black Edge	1662ft	Dove Holes	0.9 mi
Chinley Churn	1499ft	Chinley	1.1 mi
Mam Tor	1696ft	Edale	1.1 mi
Win Hill	1520ft	Hope (Derbyshire)	1.2 mi
Grindslow Knoll	1970ft	Edale	1.2 mi
Grin Low	1424ft	Buxton	1.3 mi
Alphin Pike	1541ft	Greenfield	1.4 mi
Lord's Seat [Rushup Edge]	1804ft	Edale	1.4 mi
Whaley Moor [Black Hill]	1348ft	Whaley Bridge	1.4 mi
Bolehill	1060ft	Cromford	1.4 mi
Shatton Edge [Burton Bole]	1368ft	Bamford	1.4 mi
Cown Edge	1348ft	Glossop	1.6 mi
Higger Tor	1427ft	Hathersage	1.6 mi
White Path Moss	1499ft	Hathersage	1.7 mi
Combs Head	1650ft	Buxton	1.7 mi
Mount Famine	1552ft	Chinley	1.8 mi
Burbage Edge	1641ft	Buxton	1.9 mi
South Head	1621ft	Chinley	1.9 mi
Lose Hill	1562ft	Edale	1.9 mi
Slitherstone Hill	1567ft	Edale	2.1 mi
High Neb	1503ft	Bamford	2.2 mi
The Cloud	1127ft	Congleton	2.2 mi
Sir William Hill	1407ft	Grindleford	2.2 mi
Stanedge Pole	1457ft	Hathersage	2.3 mi
Gautries Hill	1345ft	Dove Holes	2.3 mi
Crook Hill	1253ft	Hope (Derbyshire)	2.4 mi
Durham Edge	1365ft	Hope (Derbyshire)	2.4 mi
Brown Knoll	1867ft	Edale	2.4 mi
Axe Edge Moor	1808ft	Buxton	2.5 mi
Lantern Pike	1224ft	New Mills Central	2.5 mi
Ashway Moss	1630ft	Greenfield	2.6 mi
Blakelow Hill	1204ft	Matlock	2.6 mi
West Nab	1644ft	Marsden	2.6 mi
Sponds Hill	1355ft	Whaley Bridge	2.7 mi
Eldon Hill	1544ft	Edale	2.7 mi
Kinder Scout	2088ft	Edale	2.7 mi
Mill Hill	1785ft	Glossop	2.9 mi
High Edge	1516ft	Buxton	3.1 mi
Cheeks Hill	1712ft	Buxton	3.1 mi
Bradwell Moor	1545ft	Edale	3.3 mi
Higher Shelf Stones	2040ft	Glossop	3.4 mi
Featherbed Moss	1775ft	Hadfield	3.5 mi
Foxlow Edge	1480ft	Buxton	3.6 mi
Stanton Moor	1060ft	Matlock	3.6 mi
Cats Tor	1713ft	Whaley Bridge	3.6 mi
Hollins Hill	1476ft	Buxton	3.6 mi
Featherbed Top	1785ft	Glossop	3.7 mi
Croker Hill [Sutton Common]	1326ft	Macclesfield	3.8 mi
Bleaklow Head	2077ft	Glossop	3.9 mi
Harboro Rocks	1243ft	Matlock Bath	3.9 mi
Chelmorton Low	1463ft	Buxton	3.9 mi
Whetstone Ridge	1795ft	Buxton	4.0 mi
Shining Tor	1834ft	Buxton	4.0 mi
Chrome Hill	1441ft	Buxton	4.0 mi
Black Chew Head	1778ft	Hadfield	4.2 mi
Oliver Hill	1683ft	Buxton	4.3 mi
Shutlingsloe	1660ft	Macclesfield	4.3 mi
Parkhouse Hill	1230ft	Buxton	4.4 mi
Black Hill	1906ft	Marsden	4.8 mi
Back Tor	1765ft	Hope (Derbyshire)	4.9 mi
Sough Top	1439ft	Buxton	4.9 mi
Lost Lad	1703ft	Hope (Derbyshire)	5.0 mi

Within 10 miles (27)

Hill	Height	Nearest station	Distance
Snailsden Pike End	1566ft	Brockholes	5.1 mi
Longstone Moor	1296ft	Grindleford	5.1 mi
Beeley Moor [Harland Edge]	1217ft	Matlock	5.2 mi
Alport Moor	1755ft	Glossop	5.3 mi
Lees Moor	997ft	Matlock	5.4 mi
Wardlow Hay Cop	1214ft	Grindleford	5.4 mi
High Wheeldon	1385ft	Buxton	5.4 mi
White Low	1739ft	Hadfield	5.5 mi
Minninglow Hill	1220ft	Matlock Bath	5.5 mi
Harthill Moor	891ft	Matlock	5.6 mi
Margery Hill	1791ft	Penistone	6.1 mi
Britland Edge Hill	1718ft	Brockholes	6.1 mi
Gun	1264ft	Congleton	6.1 mi
Dead Edge End	1637ft	Brockholes	6.1 mi
Fin Cop	1073ft	Grindleford	6.8 mi
Howden Edge [High Stones]	1804ft	Penistone	6.8 mi
The Roaches	1657ft	Buxton	7.1 mi
Pilsbury Hill	1296ft	Buxton	7.2 mi
Ramshaw Rocks	1509ft	Buxton	7.4 mi
Aleck Low	1306ft	Matlock	7.6 mi
Merryton Low	1604ft	Buxton	8.0 mi
Bole Hill	1170ft	Grindleford	8.1 mi
Hen Cloud	1345ft	Buxton	8.2 mi
Carder Low	1247ft	Buxton	8.2 mi
Revidge	1316ft	Buxton	8.7 mi
Tissington Hill [Reynard's Cave Hill]	1211ft	Matlock Bath	9.8 mi
Wolfscote Hill	1273ft	Matlock	10.0 mi

Tips for Ethels by train

Not every train calls at every small station, so check that the train you plan to catch actually stops at yours, in both directions.
Trains on rural lines can be hours apart, and the last one back is often early. Check it before you set off and plan your descent around it.
Check the timetable for the day you're travelling, not just the usual pattern: engineering works and seasonal changes are common on rural lines.

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