Ingleborough

Ingleborough

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Kathryn G
York, UK9 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021
The path was well-maintained and easy to follow and it was a gentle enough slope, at least on the trail we took, to be an easy climb for children and people not used to walking, we started in Horton-in-Ribblesdale. The weather on the top the times I've been up it has been quite windy and cold but there is a place to shelter out of the wind and even on cloudy days the view is incredible. As their are no toilet facilities on the way people should be aware that drinking too much can lead to an unpleasant walk down and it takes almost as long to walk down as it does to go up.
Written September 1, 2021
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REVIEWER2024
London, UK106 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
This was a great walk but choose the ridgeway when you see the 1st sign for it and not walk straight up to the nature reserve way even though nature reserve way is a lovely walk. We walked up through the nature reserve route (choice of either that or ridge walk) and found ourselves at the end with the option of either ascending the very steep and dangerous twisty exposed steps up, scaling the side of the mountain or walking along the bottom of the nature reserve to find the track that would lead us up to the ridge, having ignored the sign for it at the outset. I chose to scale; failed 1st time due to vertigo and slipping but managed the 2nd scaling along the bottom. My friend went up the steep twisty steps - not recommended as very dangerous and I can truthfully say I half expected to reach the top and see her on the ground. Really, this way should be closed off. Vertigo would kick in at this point for anyone and it is unsafe. She struggled to get up and she is strong and does not suffer from vertigo however on looking back down on it there was no way she would have gone back down.

When I did get up I walked along the ridge which was amazing. Quite narrow at times so be careful. I looked down and saw a deer running round which was lovely. I met my friend at approach to top of the mountain. Took 30 minutes to get to her.

The approach to the top had scrambling several times and I would advise to take your time and have a friend with you. On descent, some vertigo can set it.

The top was stunning with amazing views and I walked to Little Ingleborough which was an added bonus.

Overall, an excellent mountain but approach it the ridgeway and careful on the scramble up. DO NOT CLIMB UP the steps at the end of the nature reserve path towards mountain.
Written March 27, 2020
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shubanacadie
England141 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
Such a great walk with the family - even our 8 year old thought it was fantastic!

Started from our accommodation (Pinecroft Lodges) and headed out along the main road A65, up Green Lane then across the fields to the summit. Path was well defined, gently sloping upwards and was easy to follow. Lots of lovely places to stop and admire the view. The top section was a bit steeper and the very last part was more of a scramble up to the flat top summit.

Fantastic views from the top on a clear day and it was nice to take time and appreciate the views after rushing doing the Y3P a few years ago!
Written June 6, 2022
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Harry B
Cardiff, UK28 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021
Went up Ingleborough with my partner in mid August. A windy but sunny day, approaching from eastern side, and its a steep climb to start but then along a ridge. Much easier than a lot of mountains, but challenging noentheless. We came down the western path toward Ingleton, and that was a longer, steadier way to go, with a more well-defined path. Nice to finish with lunch in Ingleton! Would recommend if you can get a good day for it. We were up to Simon Fell from the road in 1 hr, another to the top, and and then 1hr down again with a 20 min break in middle.
Written August 16, 2021
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fidgylove
Nottingham, UK369 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Couples
We walked up ingleborough and thought we’d get the hardest out of the way first. We are planning to do all 3 peaks but one each day. Some of the path was closed but went via the diversion. It was through fields and up a challenging climb but was worth it. The views were amazing. Some of the pathway was muddy and boggy.
Written August 9, 2020
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RoganJ
Huddersfield, UK827 contributions
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May 2018 • Family
Ingleborough is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a popular walk and rightly so - one of my fave hill walks in England. At 720m high, you need some energy to ascend, and some proper gear to do it on a bad day, but it's not really hard either if you're reasonably fit.

There about four main ways up

- a very steep, short ascent from the Hill Top Inn and Whernside direction (a direct and brutal climb that's on the 3 peaks route and likely to be icy in winter)

- The long walk up through limestone scenery from Horton - also 3 peaks route, nice walk, but further than you think

- routes of about 4-5 miles up from Ingleton, Newby or Clapham

The Clapham walk is the classic for me - 10 miles return from the village with lots of points of interest along the way. Some things to be aware of on that one are:

- you can park in Clapham fairly easily, either on the village road for free if you're early, or in a large national park authority pay and display car park, which also has loos.

- from Clapham, basically go uphill through the village where you have 3 route options which all join up not far from Ingleborough cave One is turn right at the top and take the Long Lane track route. The other two involve crossing the stream at a bridge. One path takes you through an entrance cabin that charges you 50p per person to walk along what feels like a public footpath through a wood and by a lake. It's a pleasant path but a mean spirited, sharkish operation and if you prefer to avoid it there is another public footpath (free) about 50 yards past it along the road out of Clapham. It's marked private road but is fine to walk up - just carry on up the track and turn right down the hill when you get to a farm - on a well signed path - which then rejoins the main path up below Ingleborough cave with a nice stream running along the path.

From there it's a great walk up Ingleborough; points of note along the way:

- Ingleborough Cave - which does tours (charged) and also has a shop selling drinks and ice creams

- Trow Gill - which is a fairly spectacular little gorge with wooded tops and a dry valley formed by the river that used to run down this far, before it went down gaping gill instead

- Gaping Gill - which is an amazing sink hole 100m deep. It's not signed from the main path, but once you take the double stile over the wall to head up Ingleborough via Little Ingleborough, go along for about 200 metres and there's a short path to it going off to the right - you'll also see the fences around it. The river falls into a deep and massive cavern there and the caving club do winch rides down to visit occasionally - during a week in August in 2018. Can be Qs and it's £15 but a pretty epic experience. But good to see and hear Gaping Gill from the top anyway and there's a board that tells you about it.

- Little Ingleborough - the hardest part of the walk by far, up a pretty steep but well surfaced path, which takes you most the way up to Ingleborough.

- Ingleborough itself is then just a pretty easy ridge walk from there and has a quite big plateau of a summit. Worth a look round to get great views (including of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ribblehead viaduct) and the actual summit is at the far side of the plateau where small cross shaped shelter wall is. But remember where you came up from if it's misty as quite easy to get mixed up between the various path options that go up and aren't well signed from the top.

- you can do a straight return along same route to Clapham, or if you want a longer walk, could take the three peaks route towards Horton for about a few miles then turn right at the path crossroads just before Sulber and return to Clapham via Long Scar and the Long Lane track - lots of limestone pavement and less people that way!

- if you the straight back route, beware that if you go straight on along the main route back from the Cave down the Valley, you'l end up on the private charged path - which doesn't have any clear sign saying it charges at its entrance - and they'll try and extract money out of you at the end when you get back to Clapham.

- walk took 5-6 hours for us in total with kids of 10-12 years old, including stops. Probably more like 3-4 hours for a route marching fit adult.

- Clapham has a couple of pubs and cafes and is a very pleasant place for post walk drink or meal
Written May 7, 2018
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theholyllama
Kingston-upon-Hull, UK20 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We climbed Ingleborough from Ingleton, up the south west side of the hill. To take this route, walk out of Ingleton on the road to Hawes. Be careful on the short stretch of road that has no pavement as there are likely to be quarry lorries coming past. Once you get past this, you will see a sign on the right indicating a bridleway to Ingleborough. From this point the path is fairly easy to see, but of course you should always have a good map with you (I used OS Explorer OL2). The climb is muddy in places, and good footwear is a must. The final 150m or so of elevation become quite steep, but there are steps cut into the rock which make the climb much easier.

The summit of Ingleborough is quite strange in that it is broad and flat. It is easy to see why this location was so attractive to the Bronze Age people who built a fort here - you can still see evidence of this in the ditches and embankments around the edge of the summit and there are also some hut circles to be found. The summit is also worth reaching for its marvellous views: south over the Forest of Bowland; west back toward Ingleton and, on a clear day, on to the sea at Morecambe Bay. To the north is the peak of Whernside and the spectacular view down to the Ribblehead Viaduct, and to the east is Ribblesdale and the peak of Pen-y-Ghent.

On the way down we took the southerly route via Little Ingleborough. The climb from here to Gaping Gill, where Fell Beck disappears into the ground in an underground waterfall supposedly taller than York Minster, is an easy walk over laid steps and stones. Onward to Trow Gill is a little more difficult (and much more fun). Trow Gill itself is a gorge carved by glaciers during the alst Ice Age and requires a scramble down rocks to reach the bottom. From here the walk is flat farm track to the Ingleborough show cave (where the stream that entered Gaping Gill reappears) and which is open to the public, and on into the village of Clapham via the Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail, a lovely walk through woods and past a lake. This is a maintained path and costs 60p to enter - other routes using rights of way to bypass this are available but it's worth the small fee.

Finally the lovely village of Clapham itself with its ancient bridges, cafe, shop, and a well deserved pint at the New Inn. The 581 bus (Settle - Kirkby Lonsdale) will take you back to Ingleton.

The route described is about 7 miles and took us about 4 hours at a good pace. Other routes up Ingleborough can be tackled: from the north, starting at Chapel-le-Dale, or from the east, starting either at Austwick (on the 581 bus route) or at Horton-in-Ribblesdale (on the Settle-Carlisle railway line).
Written March 28, 2010
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Centralg
Preston, UK289 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2018
Really good walk but a bit sad. The entrance to Ingleborough caves well we landed here and didn’t want to go in the caves just wanted to carry on the walk. A lady needed the toilet but wasn’t allowed because she hadn’t been on the cave tour but I’m sorry there weren’t a great many people on the tour it was a Wednesday afternoon. She was an elderly lady and was obviously desperate but the young lady there said no we have very little water but I’m sorry one lady using the toilet wouldn’t have made that much difference it wasn’t like there was a huge line of people waiting to use the toilet. Hopefully that young lady won’t find herself in the same position one day.
Written July 18, 2018
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Ian H
Manchester912 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2014 • Business
Ingleborough is one of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks and to my mind it is certainly the most attractive of the bunch. There are a number of different routes of ascent, the long, slow drag from Horton, the short, steep ascent from Chapel in the Dale or, my favourite, the route from Clapham via Gaping Gill and Little Ingleborough. The top is a broad, stony plateau with the ruins of a nineteenth century tower, a wind shelter, the trig and magnificent views. Well worth a little blood, sweat and tears!
Written October 6, 2014
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-Kev1nW
Kingswinford, UK48 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2014 • Family
This is a lovely quaint little village with a few gems hidden in it. I would recommend visiting this town to discover some of the local produce made such as bread or pottery, or visit the waterfall trail or even just browse what is available through the main street in the village. Loved this place.
Written April 26, 2014
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