Walks
Pendle Hill from Barley
Take a short, steep walk up the witches' hill for some great views from the peak that inspired the vision for a new religion.
Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale via the Pennine Way
From Horton in Ribblesdale via Pennine Way Distance: 5.3km (3¼ miles) Ascent: 450m (1,476ft) Navigation: easy, good tracks and footpaths all the way Strenuousness: a long, gentle slog Trickiness: nothing technical, no scrambling Time: allow 2¾ hours (ascent only) Pay-and-display parking is available in Horton's national park car park with good toilets near the bridge by the Crown Inn (still marked on OS maps as the New Inn), but there are also places to park either on the streets or the large layby at the southern end of the village.
Bleaklow from Longdendale
Distance: 17.2km (10⅔ miles) Ascent: 475m (1,558ft) Navigation: good navigation skills required – summit plateau can be very confusing.
Ingleborough from Austwick
From Austwick Distance: 8.6km (5⅔ miles) Ascent: 590m (1,936ft) Navigation: good navigation skills required, especially in poor visibility – some off-path walking Strenuousness: steep ascents on to Norber and final section of path on to Ingleborough summit Trickiness: no exposure, but rocky sections The route starts in the village of Austwick, a haven of peace just a stone’s throw from the busy A65.
Ingleborough from Chapel-le-Dale
Distance: 3.9km 2½ miles Ascent: 420m Navigation: fairly easy Strenuousness: a fair slog Trickiness: care needed above Humphrey Bottom on steep section There is car parking on the roadside layby on the B6255 Low Sleights Road, a couple of hundred metres north-east of the Old Hill Inn.
Ingleborough from Clapham
From Clapham Distance: 7.1km (4½ miles) Ascent: 580m (1,903ft) Navigation: easy navigation if Clapdale nature trail used; some easy route-finding needed on alternatives Strenuousness: gentle ascent until final kilometre Trickiness: no technical problems, just don’t fall down Gaping Gill Parking is available in the pay-and-display car park in Clapham, where there are also toilets.
Whernside: Yorkshire's highest point, with a hint of Cumbria
England’s biggest county can claim a few records, but when it comes to the heights of its hills, Yorkshire’s record books can be a little confusing.
Bag Crianlarich's twin peaks in one day
This walk is a chance to bag two munros in one outing. The giant twin peaks of Crianlarich, Ben More and Stob Binnein, are a great destination which, ...
Solitude beckons on the Howgills' velvet slopes
Quite unlike their near cousins the Yorkshire Dales and the Cumbrian Fells, the velvety bumps of the Howgill Fells have a character all of their own.
Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell
From Kirkland, Cumbria Distance: 19.2km (12 miles) Ascent: 890m (2,920ft) Navigation: mostly easy, but some sections confusing in mist Strenuousness: a long walk with plenty of ascent, though most is at a steady gradient Trickiness: nothing technical, no scrambling Time: allow about 7 hours The Cross Fell massif is a place of superlatives.
Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale, via Plover Hill
From Horton in Ribblesdale via Hull Pot, Plover Hill Distance: 9.5km (6 miles) Ascent: 510m (1,673ft) Navigation: careful navigation needed in poor visibility Strenuousness: fairly hard, gentle at first, but tough ascent to Plover Hill and final sting in the tail to Pen-y-ghent summit.
Ingleborough: the complete walking guide
Ingleborough, one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks, cuts a distinctive shape when viewed from the North and West, its table-top plateau ending abruptly in a series of steep escarpments.
Ingleborough from Ingleton
From Ingleton (Storrs Common) Distance: 4.5km (2¾ miles) Ascent: 540m (1,772ft) Navigation: easy Strenuousness: gentle ascent until final, steeper 500m Trickiness: straightforward, apart from a couple of easy steps across limestone near Greenwood Pot Limited parking is available in laybys at the side of the main B6255 Ribblehead road at Storrs, including a few in a small disused quarry beyond the last house on the left.
Ingleborough from Newby Cote
From Newby Cote Distance: 4.7km (3 miles) Ascent: 500m (1,640ft) Navigation: tricky in parts; good navigation skills required Strenuousness: mostly gentle ascent but some tussock yomping required Trickiness: no technical problems, mainly moorland The hamlet of Newby Cote, on the old road between Clapham and Ingleborough, has very limited parking at the junction of the lane to Newby.
Ingleborough from Horton in Ribblesdale
From Horton in Ribblesdale Distance: 7.5km (4⅔ miles) Ascent: 490m (1,608ft) Navigation: easy navigation, a little confusing on lowest limestone paths in bad visibility Strenuousness: gentle ascent until last 400m Trickiness: no technical problems; limestone can be slippery through Sulber Nick when wet The route up Ingleborough starts from the railway station.
Sheffield Pike: pocket peak with grand views
For a man who spent half his life walking the fells, Alfred Wainwright comes across in his writings as an unconfident navigator.
High-level thrills lead to the top of Pillar
Some Lakeland mountains draw you to them. They evoke a distant history and attendant mystery and whisper ‘climb me’: Helvellyn, Blencathra, Skidda...
A short trip to Moughton's alien landscape
Distance: 12km (7½ miles) Ascent: 340m (1,115ft) Time: allow 3½ hours Map: Ordnance Survey Explorer, OL2, Yorkshire Dales southern and western areas or Harvey’s Superwalker Yorkshire Dales Three Peaks Note: grough routes should be used in conjunction with maps, a compass and other navigational aids.
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