Whernside
736m (2415ft)
The Southern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England
Whernside is the highest point in The Yorkshire Dales National Park and the highest point in the county of North Yorkshire.
Whernside is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL2 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 98 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Whernside is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
Walk ny109 Whernside from Ribblehead Viaduct
The Yorkshire Dales' Highest Point
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,574ft (480m) | |
| Time: | 4½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Ribblehead, Blea Moor, Force Gill, Grain Ing, Whernside, Broadrake Farm, Ivescar Farm, Ribblehead.
Walk ny332 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 2 from Ribblehead
The Yorkshire Three Peaks - the civilised way
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,772ft (540m) | |
| Time: | 5 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Ribblehead, (Railway Station), Blea Moor, Whernside, Broadrake Farm, Ribblehead.
Walk c314 Whernside from Dent
The highest point in the Yorkshire Dales
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,306ft (703m) | |
| Time: | 6.70hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Dent, Flinter Gill, Green Lane, High Pike, Whernside, Wernside Tarns, Craven Way, Mill Bridge (Deepdale Beck), The Dales Way, Deepdale Beck, River Dee, Dent.
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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Whernside
Eira Cookney walked up on June 15th, 2019 [from/via/route] Horton in ribblesdale [with] MAD walkers
Allen Andrews climbed on May 12th, 2005 [from/via/route] Ribblehead Viaduct [with] Work colleagues [weather] Sunny - Part of the 3 peaks
Alan Pritchard bagged on June 19th, 2008 [with] Solo [weather] Good - Went on walking holiday - also have done the 3 peaks challenge once. Also the Yorkshire 3 peaks in 8hours..🚶♂️😎👌
Alan Smith hiked on May 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] Ribblehead viaduct [with] Keith and kevin [weather] Sunny
Simon Boddy summited on May 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Horton-In-Ribblesdale [with] My Girlfriend [weather] Sunny, windy and cloudy with one rain shower and one hail stone shower - As part of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge
Colin Egan conquered on November 16th, 2018 [from/via/route] Ascent from Ribblehead, via 3 Peak route, descent via 3 peak route on our way to Ingleborough [with] My wife Faith [weather] Cloudy and cold, some rain. In the cloud on top! - We decided that we would do the 3 Peaks over 2 days as we are not young enough and fast enough to do it at speed!
Stephen Reader scaled on July 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] from Ribblehead Viaduct [with] On my own [weather] Glorious sunshine but very warm - Views to die for.
Kevin Foster walked up on August 16th, 2017 [from/via/route] Great Coum via the 'Occy' (Occupation)road. [with] Henry [weather] Sunny morning becoming increasingly cloudy then light rain later on. - What a great mountain Whernside is! The least popular of the Three Peaks but I have to say my personal favourite simply because of the view. The drop off from Great Coum was very steep to reach the 'Occy' road. The first time I walked this green lane it was dry and an absolute pleasure but now it's badly rutted and today was virtually underwater. My two trekking poles came in handy though...puddle jumping. The ascent from the Kingsdale road looks quite intimidating but it turns out to be not as bad as it looks and then suddenly you are there at the summit trig point and looking down at Ribblehead viaduct and the other two peaks. What a stunning view! As great a mountain as Ingleborough is you don't get the same view looking across at Whernside. The descent was very long and surprisingly boggy in parts considering that the underlying stone was permeable limestone. A word of warning here about the finish to the walk. The described route via Braida Garth is across some very rough cow pasture and the 'path' is in dreadful condition and unclear at times. If I did this route again I would take the diversion to Thornton Force waterfall and then follow the road along Kingsdale back to your parked car.
John Gough climbed on August 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ribblehead viaduct [with] Grandsons Josh and Cam [weather] Fair
Mark Davidson bagged on September 14th, 2003 [with] Mike [weather] Lovely sunny day - good job too
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Whernside
On Whernside Summit - taking a breather two thirds of the way round the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk
Whernside (left), The Ribblehead Viaduct (centre) and Park Fell (right) from the summit of Ingleborough
The Arten Gill Beck railway viaduct with Ingleborough (far left) and Whernside (centre) on the horizon from Great Knoutberry Hill (Widdale Fell)
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