Pen-y-ghent
694m (2277ft)
The Southern Dales Area, The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England
The summit of Pen-y-ghent is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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You can walk/hike to the top of Pen-y-ghent by using any of these 6 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk ny143 Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale
One of the classic 'Yorkshire Three Peaks'
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25ml (10km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,640ft (489m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Walk ny158 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Horton in Ribblesdale
One of the classic 'Yorkshire Three Peaks'
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,827ft (557m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Horton In Ribblesdale - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Plover Hill - Foxup Moor - Swarth Gill Gate - Black Banks - Turpen - Horton Moor - Hull Pot - The Pennine Way - Horton Scar Lane - Horton In Ribblesdale
Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head
Majestic Pen-y-ghent and stunning Littondale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,663ft (506m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
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
Walk ny321 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 2 day walk - Day 1 from Horton in Ribblesdale (New 2013 Route)
Do The Yorkshire Three Peaks over a weekend
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,136ft (651m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Whitber Hill - God's Bridge - Brow Gill Beck - Nether Lodge - River Ribble - Lodge Hall (or Ingman Lodge) - Ribblehead - Ribblehead Railway Station - Train Journey - Horton in Ribblesdale Railway Station - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Walk ny331 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 1 from Horton in Ribblesdale (New 2013 Route)
The Yorkshire Three Peaks - the civilised way
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,136ft (651m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Whitber Hill - God's Bridge - Brow Gill Beck - Nether Lodge - River Ribble - Lodge Hall (or Ingman Lodge) - Ribblehead - Ribblehead Railway Station - Train Journey - Horton in Ribblesdale Railway Station - Horton in Ribblesdale.
Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale
Easy walking - but very arduous, very long and with 3 big ascents
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 24ml (38.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,297ft (1,614m) |
| Time: | 14 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Whitber Hill - God's Bridge - Brow Gill Beck - Nether Lodge - River Ribble - Lodge Hall (or Ingman Lodge) - Ribblehead - Blea Moor - Whernside - Broadrake Farm - Chapel-le-Dale - Braithwaite Wife Hole - Ingleborough - Pen-y-ghent Cafe - Horton in Ribblesdale.
See Pen-y-ghent and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Southern Dales Area of The Yorkshire Dales National Park
Less data - quicker to download
The Whole of The Yorkshire Dales National Park
More data - might take a little longer to download
See Pen-y-ghent and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
You can find Pen-y-ghent & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Pen-y-ghent
Hazel Gilbert walked up Pen-y-ghent on August 22nd, 2007 [with] Lawrence
David Peebles climbed it on June 20th, 2024 [from/via/route] parked at Horton in Ribblesdale [with] Solo [weather] Mixed Weather. Warm but wet a bits - Great walk.
Sarah Moore bagged it on July 30th, 2022 [from/via/route] Three Peaks [with] On my own - but thanks to Steve the Scouser...the 2 lads from Grimsby and the 4 guys who finished at the same time! [weather] Awful!!
Ross Maxwell hiked Pen-y-ghent on February 20th, 2022 [from/via/route] South (pennine way) towards Horton-in-Ribblesdale [weather] snow & sun - fresh snow on ground paraglider followed me up
Keith Axell summited on August 7th, 2021 [from/via/route] Three Peaks route anti-clockwise from Horton [with] Jeff Young [weather] Wet, windy & mild. No visibility near top up.
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Approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
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