Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale

Easy walking - but very arduous, very long and with 3 big ascents


Route outline for walk ny101:

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.



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The Ribblehead Viaduct's 24 arches carry the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway Line for 400m some 30m above the surrounding countryside. Considered one of the great engineering feats of the 19th Century, there is a museum dedicated to the history of the line housed in Ribblehead Station.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
3
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
3
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Whernside at 736m (2416ft). Whernside is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (76th highest in England, 131st highest in England & Wales) Whernside is also known as an English Nuttall (95th highest in England, 162nd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (25th highest in England, 513th highest in the UK). The summit of Whernside is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Whernside is the highest point in The Yorkshire Dales National Park and the highest point in the county of North Yorkshire.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Ingleborough at 724m (2375ft). Ingleborough is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (83rd highest in England, 144th highest in England & Wales) Ingleborough is also known as an English Nuttall (104th highest in England, 178th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (26th highest in England, 540th highest in the UK). The summit of Ingleborough is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit of Pen-y-ghent at 694m (2277ft). Pen-y-ghent is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (108th highest in England, 179th highest in England & Wales) Pen-y-ghent is also known as an English Nuttall (142nd highest in England, 233rd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (33rd highest in England, 606th highest in the UK). The summit of Pen-y-ghent is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL2 Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western areas


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale

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Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - On Pen-y-ghent summit

On Pen-y-ghent summit

Photo: Tony Higgs (1)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Climbing Pen-y-Ghent on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Climbing Pen-y-Ghent on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Photo: Phil Hart (1)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Simon Barnett (19)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent from the Pennine Way near Hunt Pot

Pen-y-ghent from the Pennine Way near Hunt Pot

Photo: Peter Harrison (12)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Justin at Pen-y-Ghent summit trig point

Justin at Pen-y-Ghent summit trig point

Photo: Jon Snow (1)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent summit trig point with a little bit of snow

Pen-y-ghent summit trig point with a little bit of snow

Photo: Paul Harrison (17)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent

Photo: William Ringwood (2)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent from The Pennine Way near Hull Pot

Pen-y-ghent from The Pennine Way near Hull Pot

Photo: Paul Harrison (23)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - *Ingleborough and Whernside from Pen-y-ghent in the early morning light

*Ingleborough and Whernside from Pen-y-ghent in the early morning light

Photo: Wayne Hill (54)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Me at Ribblehead Viaduct

Me at Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Christine Shepherd (102)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - God's Bridge over Brow Gill Beck

God's Bridge over Brow Gill Beck

Photo: Paul Harrison (26)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Gary Davis (3)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Heading for Pen-y-ghent during the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challange

Heading for Pen-y-ghent during the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challange

Photo: Mike Smart (4)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - On Pen-y-ghent summit

On Pen-y-ghent summit

Photo: David Hayter (322)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - The team in Horton in Ribblesdale

The team in Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Phil Hart (6)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - On the summit of Pen-Y-Ghent

On the summit of Pen-Y-Ghent

Photo: Stantheb Iker (1)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - Nearing the summit of Ingleborough

Nearing the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: David Bentley (2)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - The Ribblehead Viaduct

The Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Craig Carter (69)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - John, Steve and Paul on top of Pen-y-ghent

John, Steve and Paul on top of Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Steven Grayburn (1)

Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale - *Whernside and The Howgill Fells from Ingleborough summit

*Whernside and The Howgill Fells from Ingleborough summit

Photo: Kevin Lavelle (1)


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