Peak District Ethels

The Ethels are 95 hills in the Peak District of England, mostly over 400 m (1,300 ft) above sea level but including various prominent lower hills. The Ethels are a tribute to Ethel Haythornthwaite who pioneered the establishment of the Peak District as Britain’s first national park in 1951.

There are four Peak District Ethels which have a summit over 600m – these are Kinder Scout, Bleaklow, Higher Shelf Stones and Grindslow Knoll. There are also 27 hills with summits of 500m or more, 37 Ethels with summits of 400m or more and 27 prominent hills below 400m. Most of the Ethels lie within the Peak District or just outside its borders, with Ethels in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester and 5 Marilyns.

If you set this as a challenge there’s an app to help you keep track of your progress, built by Doug Colton. You can download the Ethel Ready app for Android or iPhone.

List of Ethels