Walk Route Map ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead

Fine views of Whernside and the magnificent Ribblehead viaduct

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11½mls (18.5km)
Ascent:	2,227ft (679m)
Time:	6½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead pdf

Route outline for walk ny171:

Ribblehead - (The Old Hill Inn) - Ingleborough Nature Reserve - Humphrey Bottom - Ingleborough - Simon Fell - Park Fell (Ribblehead) - New Close Farm - Ribblehead - Gunnerfleet Farm - Ivescar Farm - Broadrake Farm - Ellerbeck Farm - Jingle Pot - Chaple-le-Dale - The Old Hill Inn - Ribblehead

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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:

2
English
Mountains

0
Wainwrights

2
English
Nuttalls

1
English
Dewey

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is 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.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Simon Fell at 650m (2133ft). Simon Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (145th highest in England, 249th highest in England & Wales)

Simon Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (193rd highest in England, 333rd highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Park Fell (Ribblehead) at 563m (1847ft). Park Fell (Ribblehead) is also known as an English Dewey (49th highest in England, 113th in England & Wales) The summit of Park Fell (Ribblehead) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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The Yorkshire Dales National Park

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

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1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead

In no particular order . . .

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Some of the team at Ribblehead Viaduct on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Some of the team at Ribblehead Viaduct on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Photo: Phil Hart (4)

Views from Ingleborough

Photo: Andy Roberts (2)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Whernside (left), The Ribblehead Viaduct (centre) and Park Fell (right) from the summit of Ingleborough

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

Photo: James Russell (2)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Ingleborough summit shelter during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Ingleborough summit shelter during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Photo: Kevan Wilkinson (4)

Admiring the view at the top of a windless Ingleborough

Photo: Dean Richardson (7)

Simon Fell from nr Broadrake Farm

Photo: Wayne Hill (53)

Ribblehead Viaduct - on an alternative coast to coast walk

Photo: Patricia Ogden (8)

Walkers on Ingleborough

Photo: David Bentley (5)

Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Gary Davis (2)

Whernside from nr Broadrake Farm

Photo: Wayne Hill (52)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Whernside from Ribblehead

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Whernside from Ribblehead

Photo: William Ringwood (3)

Ingleborough Summit in mist

Photo: Patrick Roache (4)

On Ingleborough in the snow

Photo: Mike Knipe (211)

Ingleborough summit trig point

Photo: David Bentley (4)

The long haul back to Horton in Ribblesdale from Ingleborough

Photo: David Hayter (330)

Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Photo: Phil Hart (2)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Ingleborough summit during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Ingleborough summit during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Photo: Kevan Wilkinson (3)

The Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Robert Hardaker (8)

Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Christine Shepherd (101)

On the summit of Ingleborough during last Yorkshire Three Peaks walk

Photo: Chris Squires (1)

Park Fell (Ribblehead) summit in mist

Photo: Christine Shepherd (100)

Top of Ingleborough on a very cold day

Photo: Arthur Green (1)

The zig-zag path to the ridge below Ingleborough

Photo: David Hayter (328)

Sunrise (4.50am) from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Nigel Auty (2)

On Ingleborough summit

Photo: David Hayter (329)

Alan, Pete, Stuart, Richard and Jess the Dog on Ingleborough.

Photo: Richard Turner (1)

July on Ingleborough

Photo: Elaine Key (1)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - At the top of Ingleborough - with Whernside (left) and Pen-y-ghent (right) in the distance. The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge Walk completed!

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

Photo: Helen Morris (1)

Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Gary Davis (3)

Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Gary Davis (1)

Ingleborough summit

Photo: David Bentley (6)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Heading for Whernside from Ribblehead on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Heading for Whernside from Ribblehead on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Photo: David Hayter (323)

The Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Craig Carter (69)

Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Colin Fawcett (5)

Rainboow seen from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: David Bentley (3)

Climbing Ingleborough

Photo: Sandra Littlewood (4)

*Whernside and The Howgill Fells from Ingleborough summit

Photo: Kevin Lavelle (1)

Me at Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Christine Shepherd (102)

Whernside from Broadrake Farm

Photo: Colin Fawcett (6)

Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Photo: Wayne Hill (51)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Myself, Paul Baldry, Max the Dog, Jenny Baldry, Tom Evans and Martin Brown on top of Ingleborough.

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

Photo: Paul Baldry (1)

Nearing the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: David Bentley (2)

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