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We have a series of walks planned in the Yorkshire Dales. They include the Yorkshire 3 Peaks of Ingleborough, Pen-y-Ghent and Whernside but also the ‘Dales 30’ mountains from Ingleton and Kettlewell.
Great Coum/Gragareth: Saturday 3rd May
Calf Top: Sunday 4th May
Pen-y-Ghent: Tuesday 3rd June
Whernside: Wednesday 4th June
Ingleborough: Thursday 5th June
Great Whernside/Buckden Pike: Saturday 28th June
Birks: Sunday 29th June
Great Coum (687m/2,254ft) & Gragareth (627m/2,054ft) from near Ingleton
13 1/2 miles
Two of the ‘Dales 30’ mountains. From the hamlet of Ireby take to the long climb of Gragareth, the highest mountain in Lancashire (not many know that!). The ridge from Gragareth to Great Coum and the viewpoint of Crag Hill is a delight. From Crag hill drop in to the Lech Valley and the long return to Ireby.
Calf Top (610m/2,000ft) from Barbon
10 miles
One of the ‘Dales 30’ mountains. From the pretty village of Barbondale climb steeply up the slopes of Castle Knott and on to the summit of Calf Top on a wide grassy ridge. Continue a little further on the ridge which now overlooks Dentdale before dropping in to the pretty dale of Barbondale. The return along Barbon Beck is straightforward.
Pen-y-Ghent (694m/2,277ft). ‘Graceful mountain in the southern Dales’
8 miles
From Horton the climb follows the traditional route up Pen-y-Ghent. However from the summit the route heads along the broad ridge to Plover Hill. The path then drops steeply in to the remote dale leading to spectacular Hull Pot before returning to Horton.
Whernside (736m/2,415ft). ‘The Highest Mountain in Yorkshire’
11 miles
The route starts at the spectacular viaduct of Ribblehead. It follows the traditional 3 Peaks path for half the climb before continuing to the north side of Whernside overlooking Dentdale. This is a rarely visited part of the mountain with 3 lonely tarns and wonderful views. A sharp descent from the summit leads back to Ribblehead.
Ingleborough (723m/2,372ft) ‘The best of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks’
Starting at Clapham the route climbs past Ingleborough Cave, Trow Gill and Gaping Gill to the fine summit. The summit plateau is full of interest and excellent on a good day. The descent passes through the Ingleborough Nature Reserve which has , in my opinion, the finest stretch of limestone pavements in the country.
Great Whernside (704m/2,310ft) and Buckden Pike (702m/2,303ft) from Kettlewell
11.5 miles
Two of the ‘Dales 30’ mountains. From Kettlewell climb steeply up the slopes of Great Whernside past the highest Scout hut in England at Hag Dyke. The crossing from Great Whernside to Buckden Pike is via a high col but the terrain is often rough and at places trackless. Pass the Polish War Memorial before dropping back to the village of Starbotton and on to Kettlewell.
Birks (610m/2,000ft) from Kettlewell
One of the ‘Dales 30’ mountains. A fine mountain ridge walk with easy walking heads up the River Wharfe for 2 miles before taking to the slopes of Birks Fell. On the wide summit ridge follow the wall to the ‘true summit’ before returning along the full ridge (4 miles) back to Kettlewell.
The mountains of the Yorkshire Dales are often under valued. The approaches and opportunities on all these walks visit rarely visited parts of the Yorkshire Dales. These are great walks for the explorer in us all.
The walks are full day and involve between 1,500 and 2,500 feet of climbing so a good degree of fitness is required. However despite the length of some of the walks they are generally straightforward on good, mainly grassy paths so the miles tend to pass quickly. It is different to the Lake District where the distance may be shorter but the walking harder!
The walks start at the following locations:
Great Coum/Gragareth: Ireby, near Ingleton
Calf Top: Barbon
Pen-y-Ghent: Horton in Ribblesdale
Whernside: Ribblehead
Ingleborough: Clapham
Great Whernside/Buckden Pike: Kettlewell
Birks: Kettlewell
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