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

Fine views of Whernside and the magnificent Ribblehead viaduct


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



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:

hewitt
2
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
2
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
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 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.


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

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Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - 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 ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Whernside from Broadrake Farm

Whernside from Broadrake Farm

Photo: Colin Fawcett (6)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - The zig-zag path to the ridge below Ingleborough

The zig-zag path to the ridge below Ingleborough

Photo: David Hayter (328)

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

The Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Craig Carter (69)

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

Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Christine Shepherd (101)

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)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - 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 ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Top of Ingleborough on a very cold day

Top of Ingleborough on a very cold day

Photo: Arthur Green (1)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Ribblehead Viaduct with Whernside beyond

Photo: Wayne Hill (51)

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)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Sunset from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Gary Davis (3)

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

The Ribblehead Viaduct

Photo: Robert Hardaker (8)

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

Climbing Ingleborough

Photo: Sandra Littlewood (4)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - 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 ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - *Whernside and The Howgill Fells from Ingleborough summit

*Whernside and The Howgill Fells from Ingleborough summit

Photo: Kevin Lavelle (1)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Ribblehead Viaduct - on an alternative coast to coast walk

Ribblehead Viaduct - on an alternative coast to coast walk

Photo: Patricia Ogden (8)

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

July on Ingleborough

Photo: Elaine Key (1)

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)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Sunrise (4.50am) from the summit of Ingleborough

Sunrise (4.50am) from the summit of Ingleborough

Photo: Nigel Auty (2)

Walk ny171 Ingleborough and Simon Fell from The Old Hill Inn, Ribblehead - Whernside from nr Broadrake Farm

Whernside from nr Broadrake Farm

Photo: Wayne Hill (52)


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