Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head

Majestic Pen-y-ghent and stunning Littondale


Route outline for walk ny112:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
2
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
2
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is 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.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Plover Hill at 680m (2231ft). Plover Hill is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (115th highest in England, 195th highest in England & Wales)

Plover Hill is also known as an English Nuttall (153rd highest in England, 258th highest in England & Wales).

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)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park


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

OL2 Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western areas


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

98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head

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Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Fountains Fell from Pen-y-ghent

Fountains Fell from Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Paul Harrison (14)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Justin at Pen-y-Ghent summit trig point

Justin at Pen-y-Ghent summit trig point

Photo: Jon Snow (1)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Pen-y-ghent Gill and Dawson Close (right) from near Swan Dike

Pen-y-ghent Gill and Dawson Close (right) from near Swan Dike

Photo: Robin Mclaughlin (5)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - 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 ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Pen-y-ghent from The Pennine Way above Dale Head

Pen-y-ghent from The Pennine Way above Dale Head

Photo: Robert Hardaker (3)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - The Pennine Way sign on the summit of Pen-y-ghent

The Pennine Way sign on the summit of Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Robert Hardaker (7)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Pen-y-ghent from The Pennine Way on Gavel Rigg

Pen-y-ghent from The Pennine Way on Gavel Rigg

Photo: Paul Harrison (13)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Pot Hole Entrance above Pen-y-ghent Gill

Pot Hole Entrance above Pen-y-ghent Gill

Photo: Rob Pullan (5)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - 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 ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Littondale

Littondale

Photo: Rob Pullan (2)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Heading for Pen-y-ghent during the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challange

Heading for Pen-y-ghent during the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challange

Photo: Mike Smart (4)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Following the Pennine Way up the South ridge of Pen-y-ghent

Following the Pennine Way up the South ridge of Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Danny Young (5)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Plover Hill from the large cairn NW of Pen-y-ghent summit

Plover Hill from the large cairn NW of Pen-y-ghent summit

Photo: Paul Harrison (19)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - approaching Pen-y-ghent

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

Photo: William Ringwood (2)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Pen-y-ghent from near Hull Pot

Pen-y-ghent from near Hull Pot

Photo: Danny Young (9)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - 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 ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Pen-y-ghent Gill

Pen-y-ghent Gill

Photo: Rob Pullan (8)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Descending the track to Foxup Moor from Plover Hill

Descending the track to Foxup Moor from Plover Hill

Photo: Robin Mclaughlin (4)

Walk ny112 Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill from Dale Head - Pen-y-Ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale Churchyard

Pen-y-Ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale Churchyard

Photo: David Hayter (320)


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