Walk Route Map ny109 Whernside from Ribblehead Viaduct

Walk ny109 Whernside from Ribblehead Viaduct

The Yorkshire Dales' Highest Point

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7¾mls (12.5km)
Ascent:	1,574ft (480m)
Time:	4½hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

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Route outline for walk ny109:

Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Force Gill - Grain Ing - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Ivescar Farm - Ribblehead

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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:

1
English
Mountain

0
Wainwrights

1
English
Nuttall

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny109 Whernside from Ribblehead Viaduct

In no particular order . . .

Ribblehead Viaduct - on an alternative coast to coast walk

Photo: Patricia Ogden (8)

Whernside from Broadrake Farm

Photo: Colin Fawcett (6)

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - Ingleborough from Whernside

Photo: William Ringwood (5)

Practising my ice-axe and crampon technique in the snow on Whernside

Photo: Mike Knipe (222)

Walk ny109 Whernside from Ribblehead Viaduct - On Whernside Summit - taking a breather two thirds of the way round the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk

On Whernside Summit - taking a breather two thirds of the way round the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk

Photo: David Buckley (1)

Pen-y-ghent from Greensett Moss, Whernside

Photo: David Hayter (325)

Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Christine Shepherd (101)

Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Colin Fawcett (5)

Whernside from nr Broadrake Farm

Photo: Wayne Hill (52)

On Whernside summit during The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Photo: David Hayter (326)

Practising my ice-axe arrest technique Whernside in the snow

Photo: Mike Knipe (226)

Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Photo: Phil Hart (2)

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Whernside from Ribblehead

Photo: William Ringwood (3)

Whernside Summit

Photo: Colin Fawcett (7)

The Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Craig Carter (69)

Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Photo: Wayne Hill (51)

Practising my ice-axe and crampons technique in the snow on Whernside

Photo: Mike Knipe (221)

Mike (go4awalk.com editor) in the snow on Whernside

Photo: Mike Knipe (216)

Me on the top of Whernside

Photo: Jane Barber (1)

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