Walk Information
Walk route: Horton-in-Ribblesdale - Brackenbottom - Pen-y-ghent (2,277ft / 694m) - Pennine Way - Hull Pot - Horton Scar - Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Distance: 6.25 miles
Ascent: 1,550ft
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
With: David Hall
Conditions: Sleet and hail showers, tops in cloud, snow on the ground
Route Map
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Photos
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St Oswald's Church, Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Fancy descending into Gaping Gill?
Looking back to Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Just follow the wall
Ingleborough in cloud!
The valley of the River Ribble
Limestone and snow
Ascending Pen-y-ghent, we are on the Pennine Way now
Looking back down, lots of people about
Pen-y-ghent summit
...and the other side of the summit wall
Leaving Pen-y-ghent's summit, heading back to Horton-in-Ribblesdale on the Pennine Way
The cloud lifts a bit to reveal the way ahead
Lots of people heading up Pen-y-ghent via the Pennine Way
Hull Pot, top centre
Some weather on our descent!
Pen-y-ghent
Looking towards Ingleborough
...and Whernside
Looking back to Pen-y-ghent
...and zooming in
Hull Pot
1.5 miles to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, it felt further
Lots more signposts here than in the Lake District
The Pennine Way to Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
The snow has melted / been washed away by the rain
Pen-y-ghent Cafe, Horton-in-Ribblesdale
previous walk - Wed 9 Apr 2008 - Ingleborough from the Hill Inn
next walk - Sun 4 May 2008 - The Bone Caves of Inchnadamph