Horton to Ribblehead via Pen-y-ghent
Walk 5 - By car/train or train: Horton to Ribblehead via Pen-y-ghent (694m) - 10 miles - 5 hours- Map reading and some route finding is essential on this one although the paths are well used as part of the Three Peaks Walk! Back to Ribblehead
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Horton Church
From the railway station walk through the village and leave Horton along the main road towards Settle. After passing the church take left hand turn (beyond stream) along minor road to Brackenbottom (½ mile) and then well defined footpath to top of Pen-y-ghent turning sharp left at once the crest of the hill is reached to follow even steeper path to the summit.
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Pen-y-ghent from Horton path - Picture Simon Carey
Leave summit by main surfaced path towards Hull Pot (on right) and Hunt
Pot (on left). At the junction of the surfaced path and track from Horton
look for lesser used grassy path going straight on (shown as dotted black
line on map).
Continue over Whitber Hill bearing slightly left at top of hill and onwards
with Jackdaw Hill on right until 'T' junction with track reached (1 mile).
Turn right and follow Pennine Way for 1 mile. Soon after Red Moss Pot
take left hand path through stile in wall (shown as dotted black line
on map) to High Birkwith ( ¾ mile).
After crossing a vehicle track bear slightly left to cross God's Bridge
(in hollow) and then onward to Nether Lodge Farm (¾ mile). From Nether
Lodge either use vehicle track to main road at Lodge Hall or continue
to Thorns and thence main Hawes Road at Gearstones (this alternative takes
in Thorns Gill an attractive ravine).
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Pen-y-ghent
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Thorns near Ribblehead -picture Simon Carey