The classic challenge walk, taking in the peaks of Pen-y-ghent (2,278ft), Whernside (2,416ft) and Ingleborough (2,376ft) above Ribblesdale and involving over 5,000ft of ascent. Ribblesdale bisects the route, with the River Ribble and the Settle-Carlisle railway, with its scenic viaducts, running through it and Horton-in-Ribblesdale, the walk's traditional start point. A popular route, it has suffered from path erosion.
| Path Type: | Anytime Challenges |
| Attributes: |
Anytime Challenges Very Challenging Moorland |
| Start and Finish: |
SD808725 -
Horton in Ribblesdale, N Yorkshire
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| Web Sites: | Daelnet - Three Peaks Yorkshire Dales National Park - Yorkshire Three Peaks Gofar - The Two 3s - The National and The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Walking on the Web - Three Peaks Walk (Yorkshire) |
| Paperback | Yorkshire's Three Peaks: The Inside Story of the Dales (Amberley Publishing - 2014 ) |
| Guidebook | Three Peaks, Ten Tors : and other challenging walks in the UK (Cicerone Press - 2007 ) |
| Paperback | Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge (Discovery Walking Guides Ltd - 2013 2nd edition ) |
| Guidebook | Dales rail trails (Skyware - 2012 ) |
| Paperback | Walks in limestone country (Frances Lincoln (an imprint of Quarto) - 2014 ) |
| Phone app | Three Peaks app (Yorkshire Dales National Park ) |
| External PDF |
Yorkshire Dales National Park - Three Peaks route description and map
(Yorkshire Dales National Park - 2013 )
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| Certificate | Certificate for Three Peaks (Yorkshire Dales National Park ) |
| Other | Various Three Peaks completion mementos (Yorkshire Dales National Park ) |
| Guidebook | Ingleborough : landscape and history (Carnegie Publishing - 2008 ) |
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