Walk Route Map ny143 Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Walk ny143 Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

One of the classic 'Yorkshire Three Peaks'

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6¼mls (10km)
Ascent:	1,640ft (489m)
Time:	4hrs
Grade:

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Route outline for walk ny143:

Horton in Ribblesdale - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Horton in Ribblesdale.

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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 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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny143 Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

In no particular order . . .

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

Photo: Danny Young (5)

Horton in Ribblesdale church with Pen-y-ghent in the distance

Photo: Paul Harrison (10)

*Pen-y-ghent covered in snow from Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Ron Linton (14)

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

Photo: Mick Johnson (1)

Approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom

Photo: Danny Young (3)

Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Wayne Hill (75)

The Pennine Way sign on the summit of Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Robert Hardaker (7)

Bryan, Lorna and Ami Goodfellow on the summit of Pen-y-Ghent in the snow

Photo: Bryan Auty (1)

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

Photo: Paul Harrison (17)

Looking South from the summit of Pen-y-ghent (Christmas Eve 2005)

Photo: Phil Jackson (4)

Pen-y-ghent from near Hull Pot

Photo: Danny Young (9)

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

Photo: Steven Grayburn (1)

Pen-y-ghent from Gavel Rigg

Photo: Robert Hardaker (2)

On the summit of Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Danny Young (7)

Pen-y-Ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale Churchyard

Photo: David Hayter (320)

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

Photo: Wayne Hill (54)

Pen-y-ghent Summit

Photo: Colin Fawcett (3)

Horton in Ribblesdale Station

Photo: Colin Fawcett (1)

Approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Photo: Danny Young (4)

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