Walk Route Map ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head

Majestic Pen-y-ghent and stunning Littondale

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10mls (16km)
Ascent:	1,663ft (506m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

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Route outline for walk ny112:

Dale Head - The Pennine Way - Gavel Rigg - Pen-y-ghent - Plover Hill - Foxup Moor - Foxup Road - Low Bergh - Littondale - Pen-y-ghent Gill - Dale Head

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2
English
Mountains

0
Wainwrights

2
English
Nuttalls

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is 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.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Plover Hill at 680m (2231ft). Plover Hill is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (115th highest in England, 195th highest in England & Wales) Plover Hill is also known as an English Nuttall (153rd highest in England, 258th highest in England & Wales).

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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head

In no particular order . . .

Ingleborough and Simon Fell as seen from Pen-y-Ghent during temperature inversion

Photo: Mick Johnson (1)

Pen-y-ghent Gill

Photo: Rob Pullan (8)

Following the Pennine Way up the South ridge of Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Danny Young (5)

Me on Gavel Rigg just below the top of Pen-y-ghent, one of the Three Yorkshire Peaks

Photo: Stephen Holman (1)

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

Photo: Steven Grayburn (1)

Looking back up to Pen-y-ghent from Pen-y-ghent Side Scar in the snow

Photo: Paul Harrison (21)

Pen-y-ghent from the Pennine Way on Fawcett Moor

Photo: Mike Knipe (195)

Me on Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Phil Hart (7)

Pen-y-ghent from near Hull Pot

Photo: Danny Young (9)

Pen-y-ghent Side Scar in the snow

Photo: Paul Harrison (20)

Pen-y-ghent from The Pennine Way above Dale Head

Photo: Robert Hardaker (3)

On Pen-y-ghent summit

Photo: Tony Higgs (1)

Descending the track to Foxup Moor from Plover Hill

Photo: Robin Mclaughlin (4)

Pen-y-ghent from Littondale

Photo: Rob Pullan (3)

Plover Hill from the large cairn NW of Pen-y-ghent summit

Photo: Paul Harrison (19)

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

Photo: Wayne Hill (54)

Pen-y-ghent Summit

Photo: Jonny Howard (1)

On the summit of Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Danny Young (7)

On the Yorkshire Three Peaks below Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Bri Hilton (1)

Pen-y-ghent from Dale Head

Photo: Mike Knipe (74)

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