Ingleborough
724m (2375ft)
The Southern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England
The summit of Ingleborough is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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You can walk/hike to the top of Ingleborough by using any of these 9 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale
The Yorkshire Three Peaks - the civilised way
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,644ft (501m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ribblehead - (Railway Station - After Train Journey From Horton in Ribblesdale) - B6255 - Old Hill Inn - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Walk ny130 Ingleborough and Raven Scar from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead
Fine views of Whernside and Ribblehead
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,932ft (589m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ribblehead - (The Old Hill Inn) - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough - Quaking Pot - Crina Bottom Farm - White Scars - High Howeth - Raven Scar - Harry Hallam's Moss - Old Hill Inn - Ribblehead
Walk ny119 Ingleborough from Clapham
One of the famous 'Three Peaks'
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,178ft (664m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Clapham - Limekiln Plantation - Clapdale Farm - Ingleborough Cave - Trow Gill - Hernal Moss - Gaping Gill - Seat Haw - Little Ingleborough - Ingleborough - Little Ingleborough - Newby Moss - Cote Haw - Newby Cote - Clapham
Walk ny102 Ingleborough and Newby Moss from Ingleton
Superb views from one of the classic 'Yorkshire Three Peaks'
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,250ft (686m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ingleton - Ingleton Information Centre - Richmond House - Fell Lane - Crina Bottom Farm - Quaking Pot - Ingleborough - Little Ingleborough - Newby Moss - Newby Cote - Bleak Bank - Duck Dub - Holly Platt - Slatenber - Jenkin Bridge - Ingleton
Walk ny191 Ingleborough and Raven Scar from Ingleton
Superb views from this classic mountain
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,362ft (720m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ingleton - Ingleton Tourist Information Centre - Fell Lane - Crina Bottom Farm - Quaking Pot - Ingleborough - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Raven Scar - High Howeth - Harry Hallam's Moss - White Scars - Ingleton
Walk ny154 Ingleborough and the Ingleton Waterfalls from Ingleton
Superb views and fabulous waterfalls
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,244ft (684m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ingleton - Fell Lane - Crina Bottom Farm - Quaking Pot - Ingleborough - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Souther Scales Farm - Chapel-le-Dale - Twistleton Scars - Oddies Lane - The Ingleton Waterfalls Trail - Beezley Falls - Snow Falls - Ingleton
Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead
Fine views of Whernside and the magnificent Ribblehead viaduct
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,227ft (679m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ribblehead - (The Old Hill Inn) - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough - Simon Fell - Park Fell (Ribblehead) - New Close Farm - Ribblehead - Gunnerfleet Farm - Ivescar Farm - Broadrake Farm - Ellerbeck Farm - Jingle Pot - Chaple-le-Dale - The Old Hill Inn - Ribblehead
Walk ny322 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 2 day walk - Day 2 from Horton in Ribblesdale
Do the Yorkshire Three Peaks over a weekend
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14ml (22.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,207ft (977m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Railway Station - Train Journey - Ribblehead Railway Station - Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale
Easy walking - but very arduous, very long and with 3 big ascents
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 24ml (38.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,297ft (1,614m) |
| Time: | 14 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Whitber Hill - God's Bridge - Brow Gill Beck - Nether Lodge - River Ribble - Lodge Hall (or Ingman Lodge) - Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Horton in Ribblesdale.
See Ingleborough and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Southern Dales Area of The Yorkshire Dales National Park
Less data - quicker to download
The Whole of The Yorkshire Dales National Park
More data - might take a little longer to download
See Ingleborough and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
You can find Ingleborough & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Ingleborough
Tia Cain has walked up Ingleborough [from/via/route] Car park in the village [with] Hilary [weather] Perfectly clear & dry - Prosecco at the top was ace! very large area at the top of the peak & a great shelter for food & rest
Alan Smith climbed it on July 12th, 2025 [from/via/route] With Kev from ribblehead [with] kev [weather] Warm sunny & clear
Hazel Gilbert bagged it on August 22nd, 2007 [with] Lawrence
David Peebles hiked Ingleborough on June 20th, 2024 [from/via/route] parked at Horton in Ribblesdale [with] Solo [weather] Mixed Weather. Warm but wet a bits - Great walk.
Sarah Moore summited on July 30th, 2022 [from/via/route] Three Peaks [with] On my own - but thanks to Steve the Scouser...the 2 lads from Grimsby and the 4 guys who finished at the same time! [weather] Awful!!
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Ingleborough
At the top of Ingleborough - with Whernside (left) and Pen-y-ghent (right) in the distance. The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge Walk completed!
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