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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14mls (22.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,207ft (977m) | |
| Time: | 8½hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
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 (96th highest in England, 163rd 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 (106th highest in England, 180th 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) |
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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 . . .
Heading for Whernside from Ribblehead on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Phil, Carl, Chris and Charlie - 1st time Yorkshire 3 Peakers at Whernside summit
Mike (go4awalk.com editor) practising his crampons and ice-axe technique in the snow on Whernside
The Packhorse Bridge over The River Derwent at the northern end of Howden Reservoir
Myself, Paul Baldry, Max the Dog, Jenny Baldry, Tom Evans and Martin Brown on top of Ingleborough.
Looking down Glen Sligachan from the start of the pinnacle ridge at Sgurr nan Gilliean
Souther Fell summit cairn with Blencathra (or Saddleback) (distance) and Bannerdale Crags in the background
Me on Gavel Rigg just below the top of Pen-y-ghent, one of the Three Yorkshire Peaks
Ingleborough summit shelter during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk
Stream above Dyserth Waterfall (Rhaeadr Dyserth)
from the North Wales Path, Dyserth
Ingleborough and Simon Fell as seen from Pen-y-Ghent during temperature inversion
Descending in to the Grwyne Fawr Valley from Pen y Gadair Fawr in The Black Mountains
Park Fell (left), Simon Fell and Ingleborough (right) from the summit of Whernside while doing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk in the snow
On Whernside Summit - taking a breather two thirds of the way round the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk
Harter Fell (Eskdale) (right) and Green Crag (Ulpha Fell) (left) from Great Worm Crag
At the top of Ingleborough - with Whernside (left) and Pen-y-ghent (right) in the distance. The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge Walk completed!
The final stile in Horton in Ribblesdale at the end of the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk
The steps down to Giant's Castle Bridge over the River Bollin in Styal Country Park
Hayley Me and Jo on top of Whernside Summit - giving the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk another bash
Me dismounting The Cioch (or Cioch Buttress) on the South West ridge of Sgurr Sgumain (Sgurr Alasdair) in The Cuillin Hills, Isle fo Skye
The Ordnance Survey Concrete Ring on the summit of Branstree (Artlecrag Pike)
Whernside (left), The Ribblehead Viaduct (centre) and Park Fell (right) from the summit of Ingleborough
The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Whernside from Ribblehead
Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) with Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) beyond during a winter temperature inversion
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