Route outline for walk ny322:
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.
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.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 2 English Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 2 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 2 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Whernside at 736m (2415ft). Whernside is the highest point in The Yorkshire Dales National Park and the highest point in the county of North Yorkshire.
Whernside is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (78th highest in England, 133rd highest in England & Wales). Whernside is also known as an English Nuttall (95th highest in England, 162nd highest in England & Wales). Whernside is also classified as an English Marilyn (25th highest in England, 513th highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Ingleborough at 723m (2372ft). Ingleborough is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (84th highest in England, 145th highest in England & Wales). Ingleborough is also known as an English Nuttall (105th highest in England, 179th highest in England & Wales). Ingleborough is also classified as an English Marilyn (26th highest in England, 540th highest in the UK).
This walk 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) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny322 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 2 day walk - Day 2 from Horton in Ribblesdale
In no particular order . . .

Looking down Glen Sligachan from the start of the pinnacle ridge at Sgurr nan Gilliean

Mike (go4awalk.com editor) practising his crampons and ice-axe technique in the snow on Whernside
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