
Stockport Rail Station
- River
- Peaks nearby
- 30
- highest 99m
- Walking routes
- 21
- within 10 miles
What's on the doorstep
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.
About Stockport Rail Station
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Manchester, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and 12 miles (19 km) north of Macclesfield. The rivers Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. It is the main settlement of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. At the 2021 census, the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 117,935, and the metropolitan borough had a population of 294,773.
Hills, trails and walks from the platform
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.
| Turncliff Wood | 99m | 3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) |
| Marpleridge | 210m | 4.7 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot) |
| Idle Hill [Werneth Low] | 279m | 5.1 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) |
| Disley Hill | 240m | 5.5 mi (about 7 to 8 mi on foot) |
| Mellor Moor | 328m | 6.1 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) |
| Pennine Bridleway ↗ | 206.0 mi | 6.5 mi |
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL – coverage and route quality vary by area.
| Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) ↗Regional | 37.2 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) ↗Regional | 12.9 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Midshires Way ↗Regional | 226.7 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Fred Perry Way ↗ | 14.4 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Etherow - Goyt Valley Way ↗Local | 6.8 mi | 1.1 mi |







