Route outline for walk ny101:
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.
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.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 3 English Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 3 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 3 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Whernside at 736m (2416ft). Whernside is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (76th highest in England, 131st highest in England & Wales)
Whernside is also known as an English Nuttall (95th highest in England, 162nd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (25th highest in England, 513th highest in the UK).
The summit of Whernside is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Whernside is the highest point in The Yorkshire Dales National Park and the highest point in the county of North Yorkshire.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Ingleborough at 724m (2375ft). Ingleborough is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (83rd highest in England, 144th highest in England & Wales)
Ingleborough is also known as an English Nuttall (104th highest in England, 178th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (26th highest in England, 540th highest in the UK).
The summit of Ingleborough is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of 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.
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny101 The Yorkshire Three Peaks from Horton in Ribblesdale
In no particular order . . .

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

Heading for Whernside from Ribblehead on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

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

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Whernside from Ribblehead

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom

Hayley Me and Jo on top of Whernside Summit - giving the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Walk another bash

The Ribblehead Viaduct with the huge bulk of Wernside beyond from near God's Bridge

Me on Gavel Rigg just below the top of Pen-y-ghent, one of the Three Yorkshire Peaks

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

Whernside (left), The Ribblehead Viaduct (centre) and Park Fell (right) from the summit of Ingleborough

The final stile in Horton in Ribblesdale at the end of the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

At the top of Ingleborough - with Whernside (left) and Pen-y-ghent (right) in the distance. The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge Walk completed!

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

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom

Phil, Carl, Chris and Charlie - 1st time Yorkshire 3 Peakers at Whernside summit

Myself, Paul Baldry, Max the Dog, Jenny Baldry, Tom Evans and Martin Brown on top of Ingleborough.

Ingleborough summit shelter during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk
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