Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale

The Yorkshire Three Peaks - the civilised way

Vital Statistics:

Length:9mls (14.5km)
Ascent:1,644ft (501m)
Time:5hrs
Grade:
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Route outline for walk ny333:

Ribblehead  -  (Railway Station - After Train Journey From Horton in Ribblesdale)  -  B6255  -  Old Hill Inn  -  Chapel-le-Dale  -  Braithwaite Wife Hole  -  Ingleborough  -  Pen-y-ghent Cafe  -  Horton in Ribblesdale.

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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:

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Mountain		 Wainwright
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Wainwrights		 English Nuttall
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Nuttall		 Dewey
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Deweys		 Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Outlying Fells		 marilyn
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Marilyn		 Bridget
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Bridgets

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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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale

In no particular order . . .

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - 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)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Climbing Ingleborough

Climbing Ingleborough

Photo: Sandra Littlewood (4)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Photo: Wayne Hill (51)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Whernside from Ribblehead

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Whernside from Ribblehead

Photo: William Ringwood (3)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Bryan, Lorna and Ami Goodfellow on the summit of Pen-y-Ghent in the snow

Bryan, Lorna and Ami Goodfellow on the summit of Pen-y-Ghent in the snow

Photo: Bryan Auty (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent summit during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Pen-y-ghent summit during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Photo: Kevan Wilkinson (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Climbing Pen-y-Ghent on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Climbing Pen-y-Ghent on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Photo: Phil Hart (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ingleborough summit during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Ingleborough summit during the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

Photo: Kevan Wilkinson (3)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - July on Ingleborough

July on Ingleborough

Photo: Elaine Key (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ingleborough from Chapel-le-Dale

Ingleborough from Chapel-le-Dale

Photo: Phil Hart (3)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - 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)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - The zig-zag path to the ridge below Ingleborough

The zig-zag path to the ridge below Ingleborough

Photo: David Hayter (328)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ingleborough and Simon Fell as seen from Pen-y-Ghent during temperature inversion

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

Photo: Mick Johnson (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent

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

Photo: William Ringwood (2)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - *Pen-y-ghent covered in snow from Horton in Ribblesdale

*Pen-y-ghent covered in snow from Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Ron Linton (14)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Me on Gavel Rigg just below the top of Pen-y-ghent, one of the Three Yorkshire Peaks

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

Photo: Stephen Holman (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Looking South from the summit of Pen-y-ghent (Christmas Eve 2005)

Looking South from the summit of Pen-y-ghent (Christmas Eve 2005)

Photo: Phil Jackson (4)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - A brooding Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

A brooding Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Wayne Hill (50)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ingleborough summit trig point

Ingleborough summit trig point

Photo: David Bentley (4)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-Ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Pen-y-Ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Wayne Hill (40)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ingleborough summit

Ingleborough summit

Photo: David Bentley (6)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Looking South from Pen-y-Ghent

Looking South from Pen-y-Ghent

Photo: David Hayter (321)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Nearing the summit of Ingleborough

Nearing the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: David Bentley (2)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - On Ingleborough summit

On Ingleborough summit

Photo: David Hayter (329)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Whernside from near Braithwaite Wife Hole

Whernside from near Braithwaite Wife Hole

Photo: Peter Swan (17)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Gary Davis (2)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ribblehead Viaduct

Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Christine Shepherd (101)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ingleborough Summit in mist

Ingleborough Summit in mist

Photo: Patrick Roache (4)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - *Whernside and The Howgill Fells from Ingleborough summit

*Whernside and The Howgill Fells from Ingleborough summit

Photo: Kevin Lavelle (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Danny Young (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - 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)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - On the summit of Ingleborough during last Yorkshire Three Peaks walk

On the summit of Ingleborough during last Yorkshire Three Peaks walk

Photo: Chris Squires (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - The long haul back to Horton in Ribblesdale from Ingleborough

The long haul back to Horton in Ribblesdale from Ingleborough

Photo: David Hayter (330)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - The Ribblehead Viaduct

The Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Craig Carter (69)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - The team in Horton in Ribblesdale

The team in Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Phil Hart (6)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ribblehead Viaduct

Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Colin Fawcett (5)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Entrance to Jingle Pot in Chapel-le-Dale

Entrance to Jingle Pot in Chapel-le-Dale

Photo: David Leak (20)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Alan, Pete, Stuart, Richard and Jess the Dog on Ingleborough.

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

Photo: Richard Turner (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - 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)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - On Pen-y-ghent summit

On Pen-y-ghent summit

Photo: David Hayter (322)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Whernside from Chapel-le-Dale

Whernside from Chapel-le-Dale

Photo: David Hayter (327)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Jingle Pot Gill, Chapel-le-Dale

Jingle Pot Gill, Chapel-le-Dale

Photo: David Leak (21)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - John, Steve and Paul on top of Pen-y-ghent

John, Steve and Paul on top of Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Steven Grayburn (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent from the west near Horton in Ribblesdale

Pen-y-ghent from the west near Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Peter Gaffney (2)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - On the Yorkshire Three Peaks below Pen-y-ghent

On the Yorkshire Three Peaks below Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Bri Hilton (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - On Ingleborough in the snow

On Ingleborough in the snow

Photo: Mike Knipe (211)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - 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 ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Walkers on Ingleborough

Walkers on Ingleborough

Photo: David Bentley (5)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - On the summit of Pen-Y-Ghent

On the summit of Pen-Y-Ghent

Photo: Stantheb Iker (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Rainboow seen from the summit of Ingleborough

Rainboow seen from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: David Bentley (3)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - *Ingleborough and Whernside from Pen-y-ghent in the early morning light

*Ingleborough and Whernside from Pen-y-ghent in the early morning light

Photo: Wayne Hill (54)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - The final stile in Horton in Ribblesdale at the end of the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Challenge Walk

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

Photo: Kevan Wilkinson (5)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Gary Davis (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Justin at Pen-y-Ghent summit trig point

Justin at Pen-y-Ghent summit trig point

Photo: Jon Snow (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - On Pen-y-ghent summit

On Pen-y-ghent summit

Photo: Tony Higgs (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Horton in Ribblesdale church with Pen-y-ghent in the distance

Horton in Ribblesdale church with Pen-y-ghent in the distance

Photo: Paul Harrison (10)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Me on Pen-y-ghent

Me on Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Phil Hart (7)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Top of Ingleborough on a very cold day

Top of Ingleborough on a very cold day

Photo: Arthur Green (1)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-Ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale Churchyard

Pen-y-Ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale Churchyard

Photo: David Hayter (320)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ingleborough in mist beyond Limestone Pavement in Chapel-le-Dale

Ingleborough in mist beyond Limestone Pavement in Chapel-le-Dale

Photo: Mike Knipe (192)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Simon Barnett (19)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Sunrise (4.50am) from the summit of Ingleborough

Sunrise (4.50am) from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Nigel Auty (2)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Views from Ingleborough

Views from Ingleborough

Photo: Andy Roberts (2)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Admiring the view at the top of a windless Ingleborough

Admiring the view at the top of a windless Ingleborough

Photo: Dean Richardson (7)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ribblehead Viaduct - on an alternative coast to coast walk

Ribblehead Viaduct - on an alternative coast to coast walk

Photo: Patricia Ogden (8)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Photo: Phil Hart (2)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Gary Davis (3)

Walk ny333 The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge as a 3 day walk - Day 3 from Horton in Ribblesdale - Me at Ribblehead Viaduct

Me at Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Christine Shepherd (102)

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