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Walk 1233 - Shining Tor & Windgather Rocks from Lamaload
| Nat Park | Peak District | | County/Area | Cheshire | | | & Derbyshire | | Author | Lou Johnson | | Length | 7.5 miles / 12.2 km | | Ascent | 1355 feet / 411 metres | | Grade | moderate |
This walk visits the highest point in Cheshire, Shining Tor, and continues to Windgather Rocks, which are popular with climbers. Starting from Lamaload, this route offers varied content and some great views in the high moors of Cheshire and parts of Staffordshire. 
Suggested Maps It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.  | OS Explorer | Sheet OL24 |  |  | OS Landranger | Sheet 118 | |
Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps. Walks from the same start Walk 2527
Kettleshulme & Taxal Edge from Lamaload
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km Other walks nearby Walk 2576 - 2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Fernilee Reservoir, Goyt Valley
Grade - easy
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km Walk 1183 - 2.7 miles / 4.3 km away
Shining Tor & Axe Edge Moor
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km Walk 2605 - 2.7 miles / 4.4 km away
White Nancy & Saddle of Kerridge Nr Bollington
Grade - easy
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km Walk 2506 - 2.8 miles / 4.4 km away
Tegg's Nose from Trentabank
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km Walk 2535 - 2.8 miles / 4.4 km away
Wildboarclough & Shutlingsloe
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km Walk 1461 - 2.8 miles / 4.4 km away
Shutlingsloe from Trentabank
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km Walk 1502 - 2.8 miles / 4.4 km away
Shutlingsloe, Cat & Fiddle and the Macclesfield Forest from Trentabank
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km Walk 2528 - 2.9 miles / 4.6 km away
Kettleshulme & Sponds Hill
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km Walk 2329 - 4.5 miles / 7.2 km away
The Disley Lanes from Lyme Park
Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km Walk 2635 - 5.2 miles / 8.4 km away
The edges of Combs Moss near Chapel-en-le-Frith
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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