Walk Route Map ny143 Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

Walk ny143 Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

One of the classic 'Yorkshire Three Peaks'

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6¼mls (10km)
Ascent:	1,640ft (489m)
Time:	4hrs
Grade:

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Route outline for walk ny143:

Horton in Ribblesdale - Brackenbottom - Gavel Rigg - The Pennine Way - Pen-y-ghent - Hunt Pot - Hull Pot - Horton in Ribblesdale.

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1
English
Mountain

0
Wainwrights

1
English
Nuttall

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

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.

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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ny143 Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale

In no particular order . . .

The team in Horton in Ribblesdale

Photo: Phil Hart (6)

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

Photo: Steven Grayburn (1)

Pen-y-ghent from Gavel Rigg

Photo: Robert Hardaker (2)

Me on Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Phil Hart (7)

Walk ny143 Pen-y-ghent 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)

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

Photo: Mike Smart (4)

Fountains Fell from Pen-y-ghent

Photo: Paul Harrison (14)

Approaching Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom

Photo: Danny Young (3)

Pen-y-ghent Side Scar in the snow

Photo: Paul Harrison (20)

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

Photo: Robert Hardaker (7)

Pen-y-ghent summit

Photo: Paul Harrison (16)

Pen-y-ghent summit trig point with a little bit of snow

Photo: Paul Harrison (17)

Unusual cloud formation seen while doing The Three Peaks in May

Photo: David Hare (1)

Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom

Photo: Colin Fawcett (2)

Hull Pot and a frozen Hull Pot Beck

Photo: Peter Harrison (10)

Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom Scar

Photo: Paul Harrison (12)

Pen-y-ghent from Brackenbottom

Photo: Robert Hardaker (1)

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

Photo: Kris Johnson (1)

Pen-y-ghent Summit

Photo: Colin Fawcett (3)

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

Photo: Paul Harrison (15)

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