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Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Limestone landscapes, broad moorland and the Ribblehead Viaduct frame a classic Yorkshire Dales journey. Three distinctive hills make this one of Britain’s best known walking challenges.
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Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough belong together in a way that few mountain trios do. Their recognisable profiles surround the western Yorkshire Dales, where limestone country, grazing land and open moor meet. Pen-y-ghent has a compact, stepped outline; Whernside stretches into a long ridge; and Ingleborough rises to a broad, distinctive summit. The changing shapes of the hills are part of the pleasure of seeing all three.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale and the Ribblehead area give this challenge a strong sense of place. The railway viaduct beneath Whernside is one of its best-known landmarks, while the wider landscape rewards a return visit long after the walking is finished. Enquire about a Yorkshire Three Peaks day for your group, or a more leisurely Dales itinerary with time to experience the villages and scenery between the summits.
The mountains
The three summits
Pen-y-ghent
Pen-y-ghent is the distinctive stepped hill above Horton-in-Ribblesdale. It is the easternmost of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
Whernside
Whernside is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Its long ridge rises above the Ribblehead area.
Ingleborough
Ingleborough has a broad, flat summit that is readily recognised across the western Dales. Limestone country surrounds its lower slopes.
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