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6 Shining Tor & Windgather Rocks Peak District ENGLAND

15.7km/9.8 miles/5 hours

Ascent 489m/1604ft

Francesca Donovan wanders along westerly-facing Derbyshire edges

AS ONLY the seventh-highest peak in our first National Park, Shining Tor (559m) may get overlooked. But with a prominence of 263m – in the Peak District second only to Kinder Scout – it’s a fine place to settle down for a sunset, especially if you’re in the business of bagging Marilyns and trigs. Right on the edge of the Peak, a peaty ascent will be rewarded with views

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