Ribble Way

Lancashire, N Yorkshire

113 km / 70 miles

The Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor. From the tidal marshes, the route passes Preston, Ribchester, Clitheroe, with views of Pendle Hill, Settle and Horton-in-Ribblesdale to finish in moorland terrain below the three peaks of Ingelborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent. At Horton, the Pen-y-Ghent Cafe maintains a register for signature/comments by those taking part in the walk.

The Tolkien Trail (5.5 miles) passes Stonyhurst College, associated with J. R. R. Tolkien and its river section coincides with the Ribble Way.

Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Blue and white letters RW/wave logo
Attributes:	Average Gradients Moorland River Literary
Start:	SD459254 - Longton, Lancashire
Finish:	SD813832 - Gayle Moor, N Yorkshire
Open Date:	1985
Web Sites:	Fox Hill Barn - Ribble Way Yorkshire Dales National Park - Ribble Way Ribble Way [YouTube video]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	The Ribble Way : a northern England trail (Cicerone Press - 2005 )
Guidebook	Walkers' Britain (AA Publishing - 2011 )
Guidebook	River Ribble : a local and natural history (Carnegie Publishing - 2009 )

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

**Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):**

OS Landranger	98, 102, 103
OS Landranger Active	98, 102, 103
OS Explorer	2, 21, 41, 286, 287
OS Explorer Active	2, 21, 41, 286, 287

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Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Bunk House

3 Peak Bunkbarn

< 1 km

95 km

Bunk House

Gauber Bunk Barn, Ribblehead

1 km

104 km

Bunk House

Old School Bunkhouse, Chapel le Dale

4 km

104 km

Bunk House

Broadrake Bunkbarn

4 km

105 km

Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover

National Trails (England & Wales)

Pennine Bridleway - Settle Loop Pennine Bridleway National Trail Pennine Way National Trail

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Dales High Way Dales Way

Other Paths

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Anytime Challenges

Abbott's Hike Clitheroe 60K Dales Celebration Way Dales Fells Horseshoe Limestone Lion Loaves and Fishes Walk North Bowland Traverse Pendle and Ribble Round Skipton Double Trigger Skipton-Settle Link Three Hostels Three Peaks Walk Three Peaks Walk (Yorkshire) Witches Way Yorkshire Dales Centurion Walk Yorkshire Dales Top Ten Click to show 12 more Anytime Challenges

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GPX Route File

Ribble Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
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MemoryMap Route File

Ribble Way Memory Map Route File
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Tracklogs Route File

Ribble Way Tracklogs Route file
Last Updated 26/01/2021 23:23:42

Route Profile:

112.5 km (69.9 miles)
1,778 m (5,833 ft) ascent
551 m (1,808 ft) maximum height

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Ribble Way

Lancashire, N Yorkshire

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