Free walk for download yorkshire dales walk from ingleton to ingleborough. All content is free to download including map, gps route and statistics. Whernside and ingleborough walking in the yorkshire dales. The official challenge is to walk the 24mile route in twelve hours, no mean feat when you consider the length, the terrain and the 1,600 metres of ascent as you cross penyghent, whernside yorkshires highest summit and ingleborough. The three peaks of ingleborough, whernside and penyghent have their own subsection. To reach the cave visitors walk from the national park car. Please note that the route given is a rough guide and should not be relied upon solely when planning a walk.
Saturday was the circuit of ingleborough organised by pendle forest crc. A walk to ingleborough, one of the yorkshire 3 peaks affords wonderful panoramic views of whernside, penyghent and out to morecambe bay and round to. From whernside and the old hill inn, briefly follow the road to ribblehead before crossing the stile to the right, and following the marked path. Penyghent is constantly in the background and can also be used as a marker. Ingleborough caves, gorges and a fine summit distance. The walkthrough guide is complete with instructions and photographs and. Risk free 100% refund if you are unhappy with the product. Follow the road through the village past the church and the waterfall to the gateway marking the entrance to the nature trail a small entrance fee is payable here in a ticket machine, continue through the gateway onto the nature trail. A view from the top of ingleborough the route to ingleton. Head along southerscales scars and humphrey bottom on the way to ingleborough s summit. In clapham village head to the old manor house for refreshments after your walk. Make sure you are suitably equipped remember as you. Head along southerscales scars and humphrey bottom on the way to ingleboroughs summit. A nice spring day to do a 10 mile walk up ingleborough from ingleton and back, yorkshire.
Ingleborough hall land based activity operating guidelines 8 low level activity guidelines for visiting staff leaders 8. Ingleborough from clapham walk free walking routes from. Clapham, trow gill, gaping gill and ingleborough walk. Turn right and tackle the shoulder of ingleborough swine tail. Whernside and ingleborough from ribblehead 23km walking. The combination of whernside and ingleborough provides an excellent day out with a variety of trains on the return. On the top of little ingleborough is a rough stone shelter sd 743735. Route whernside and ingleborough from ribblehead route. Whernside and ingleborough pictures and trip reports. At 736 metres, whernside is the highest peak in yorkshire and this walk starts and finishes at the magnificent ribblehead viaduct. He posted it on the walkers forum and was rewarded with a. This is the section that requires care and is the most lungbusting of the walk, as 80m rise is achieved in just 150m. Ingleborough circular from the hill inn walks in yorkshire. It is also possible to combine the ascent of ingleborough with a walk along the broad ridge on to its subsidiary peaks of simon fell and park fell.
The walk up ingleborough starts by leaving ingleton via storrs common to head along typical dales tracks until it reaches the picturesque crina bottom, the site of many a photograph. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. At 724 metres above sea level, it is the second highest of yorkshires famous three peaks, but perhaps the most distinctive, a landmark visible from four counties. From ribblehead to the summit of ingleborough we follow the y3p route and so we headed off towards blea moor sidings. The route is easy to follow by the worn grass and you can see hortoninribblesdale for the remainder of the walk. This was only my second walk with the bridge camera that i got for christmas the first one being this route back in mayi did say it was becoming a favourite walk. Its the last hurdle before the 4mile walk back to hortoninribblesdale. Marilyn, hewitt, nuttall ingleborough is the second highest hill in the yorkshire dales, and one of the yorkshire three peaks.
A traditional walk up to ingleborough from clapham via ingleborough cave, trow gill and gaping gill is followed by an unplanned return to clapham on this comedy of errors walk. That will have to wait now for the cloud on top of ingleborough disorientated us so much that. Take this road on the left and go through the gate remembering to leave it as you found. Ingleborough is one of the yorkshire 3 peaks and affords wonderful panoramic views of whernside, penyghent and out. Sulber route to horton in ribblesdale for a return by train. Leave car park and cross the road to take the old broken bridge across the river. Gaping gill and over ingleborough summit to ingleton is one of the great classic walks of the yorkshire dales. Click the pdf logo above to give a printable version of this walk without the photos. A suite of internationally important habitats, notably limestone pavements some of. There are plenty of long drags, changes of gradient and some very fast descents where you quickly lose any hardwon altitude gain. The varied scenery and extensive views are all part of a route that takes you to the highest point in the county of north yorkshire. If done anticlockwise ingleborough is the last mountain climbed, and ascent is from chapelledale.
Bowland walks ingleborough from clapham route summary a great walk up to ingleborough from clapham route overview category. Turn right following the sign to ingleborough cave. The ultimate guide to completing the yorkshire three peaks. Now you are heading to ingleborough, on legs that have been working constantly for numerous hours, ingleborough is going to be tough and will probably feel a lot harder than penyghent. A small charge is made for the trail and leaflets are available at the start to help interpret the many features to be seen along the route. Our route from whernside to ingleborough was the same as the three peaks though this time we had a quick break at the farm in chapelledale where they served a lovely cool orange juice. Ribblehead little dale whernside philpin humphrey bottom ingleborough simon fell park fell ribblehead. The yorkshire 3 peaks is the finest day walk in england, the climb of whernside, ingleborough and penyghent in 1 day a tough challenge for all.
It is a tough hilly circuit, on a triangle of roads between ingleton, settle and horton in ribblesdale. Up the steep face of park fell and a squelchy walk across to simon fell then up the crowded summit of ingleborough, along the usual route to horton and penyghent and back to horton where we. Whernsideingleborough circular walk mon 17th august 2015. A walk to ingleborough near ingleton and above white scar caves on the 31st march and 1st june 20. A circular walk to ingleborough in the yorkshire dales. Please renew your outdoors pro subscription below to access all os maps for the whole of great britain on the outdoors website.
Anne had found the staircase quite difficult and, as we had both realised the descent would be even more awkward, we decided to walk along the ridge northwards towards park fell and look for an easier exit route. A gps file is available for download see walk description. Ingleborough via trow gill walks my yorkshire dales. Geology these layers of limestone were laid down in the carboniferous period 340 300. For a stile free walk, continue down the road path with the peaks of park fell, simon fell and ingleborough straight ahead. The historic mullioned farmhouse was built in 1640 and has since been renovated to house the clapham bunkhouse group accommodation and the reading room cafebar licensed to sell hot food, alcohol, arts, crafts and gifts. Information and downloads on this website are provided free of charge. Ingleborough settle 2020 all you need to know before. At 724 metres above sea level, it is the second highest of yorkshires famous three peaks, but perhaps the. Clapham village to ingleborough cave people and the dales. Walks in the yorkshire dales all free to print off or. Ingleborough is the second highest mountain in the yorkshire dales, at. Ingleborough walks ingleborough is one of englands most famous mountains. Ingleborough national nature reserve nnr ingleborough.
There are a number of different ways to climb ingleborough but this is the best and takes in its most interesting features ingleborough cave, trow gill, gaping gill, ingleborough itself, the limestone outcrops at sulber nick and the magnificent limestone. The highest point of this walk is ingleborough at 723m 2372ft. Ingleborough is one of the yorkshire 3 peaks and affords wonderful panoramic views of whernside, penyghent and out to morecambe bay and round to the lakeland hills. Time from ingleborough to hortoninribblesdale based on 12 hours. Walks in yorkshire ingleborough circular from the hill inn. Walks in the yorkshire dales all free to print off or download. Ingleborough to hortoninribblesdale from the trig point, return the way you. Fully detailed description of the three peaks of yorkshire challenge walk route. Remember to plan ahead, get a proper map and ensure you have the right equipment. Having done penygent in february, we headed up to the yorkshire dales again on easter friday and did a circular walk from the picturesque village of clapham, which affords wonderful views of ingleborough and penyghent. To contribute a summit or portrait photo for a hill please contact the hillsummits website. The walk starts in clapham village which has plenty of parking.
Ingleborough 723 m or 2,372 ft is the secondhighest mountain in the yorkshire dales, england. Route map for whernside and ingleborough from ribblehead a 22. Walk round this in a widening arc and look out for the slim, pointed cairn shown in the photo sd 742735. The path sticks to the righthand side of the shoulder after the path from horton in ribblesdale joins it from the left. The walk to ingleborough from wernside as part of the 3 peaks challenge starts off gradually through some shhep fields before reaching the undulating stone steps that take it out on your legs not because of any steepness but the constant incline that seems to never end. Although just two days before heavy rain had been forecast it was in fact a glorious day. Ingleborough walks walk 5 along the ribble way between settle and horton in ribblesdale ingleborough walks ingleborough is one of englands most famous mountains. On our organised walks, ingleborough is our first peak, walking in an anticlockwise direction brief route description. Your free period or previous subscription has now expired. Ingleborough from ingleton free walking routes from. A yorkshire dales walk that is full of superlatives with trow gill, ingleborough and long scar all included in this lengthy route from clapham. My first experience of whernside was a few years ago.
Ingleborough is frequently climbed as part of the yorkshire three peaks challenge, a 24mile 38km circular challenge walk starting and finishing in horton in ribblesdale. An out and back walk up ingleborough, one of the yorkshire 3 peaks, from ingleton in the yorkshire dales. The intention was to return to clapham by sulber gate and moughton scar, a walk through classic limestone country. In addition walks in the howgill fells are also listed. Walk grading learn how each walk is assessed and select a walk to suit your ability and experience by going to walk grading details. The classic route on to ingleborough from clapham via clapdale, trow gill, gaping gill and little ingleborough before returning over newby moss. Yorkshire three peaks walk with a difference, avoiding the crowds and taking two days. The yorkshire three peaks is a wellknown challenge walk. Cracking day on the hills, biting cold all day except the last 30 minutes, snowing on ingleborough, high winds on both tops and wet underfoot on the descent from whernside. A superb walk up ingleborough from clapham and via gaping gill in the snows of winter. The descending path from little ingleborough is not easy to find at first. It is one of the yorkshire three peaks the other two being whernside and penyghent, and is frequently climbed as part of the three peaks walk. Ingleborough is one of the famous yorkshire dales three peaks and is the second highest mountain in the yorkshire dales.
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