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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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Pen-y-ghent
Hazel Gilbert walked up Pen-y-ghent on August 22nd, 2007 [with] Lawrence
David Peebles climbed Pen-y-ghent 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 Pen-y-ghent 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 Pen-y-ghent 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.
Jeff Stott conquered Pen-y-ghent on July 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Horton [with] Shell [weather] Good - Great walk. New boots & bits n bat's.
Tony Halliday scaled Pen-y-ghent on August 10th, 2020 [from/via/route] camped at Horton in ribblesdale started & ended walk here circular [with] sally halliday jimmy boo and George our 3 dogs [weather] perfect conditions not too hot with clear visability - quite busy not too strenuious first of 3 peaks over 3 days
Andrew Flynn walked up Pen-y-ghent on September 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] ny101 Yorkshire Three Peaks [with] Nicola [weather] Nice day. Bit windy.
Angela Moroney has climbed Pen-y-ghent - Cath 3 peaks 2019
Stephen Reader bagged Pen-y-ghent on April 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Ingleborough as part of Y3P [with] Matt [weather] Glorious sunshine but very windy & bitterly cold on top - Views to die for.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Pen-y-ghent
Me on Gavel Rigg just below the top of Pen-y-ghent, one of the Three Yorkshire Peaks
The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom
The Yorkshire Three Peaks - Ingleborough (left), Pen-y-ghent (centre) and Whernside (right) from the summit of Fountains Fell
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