Pen y Ghent

I love Pen y Ghent. I love the fact that you can leg it up and down in a few hours and it still feels like you have done a proper mountain. This is really only a good thing if you leave less than an hour away, otherwise you can spend more time getting there than walking (never a good day out). walking from Horton is my fav, gentle warm up through the fields, bit of a scramble and your at the top, then a gently decent, with some nice geological features to pick up, before any easy decent back to Horton. It's possible to have a brew in the cafe in Horton, but it's not always open, and always feels a bit cold in the winter, so you might be better off in the Old Naked Man in Settle. This has to be my favourite of the three peaks.

(Written by: neilbarnett1903)

Although the smallest on the Yorkshire 3 peaks from many angles it is the most impressive,viewed from the Foxup road going towards Littondale or from the slopes of Fountains Fell with a bit of snow it never fails to impress.As well a good hill to summit the lower slopes are well worth a bimbleround looking for pothole entrances and the "grand canyon" of Hull Pot when the water is running in is worth a visit.

(Written by: pete)

A cracking hill, one of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks but well worth doing on its own. The views from its summit are some of the best in Yorkshire, and if you take some decent binoculars, you can enjoy them even more, as well as watching the ant like figures scurrying up its neighbours Ingleborugh and Whernside. Just watch out for the fell runners!

(Written by: HikerPunk)

Pen y Ghent is part of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. Whernside and Ingleborough complete the 'trilogy', but Pen y Ghent's distinctive profile, rising out of the Dales, makes it worth a trip in its own right. Best route: park in Horton Bridge and take the minor road that follows the river's eastern banks out to Nether Close and Brackenbottom. A clear paths strikes out east for Pen y Ghent across Brackenbottom Scar, gradually ascending to meet the Pennine Way at the southern tip of Pen y Ghent. Follow the Pennine Way steeply up onto the summit for fine views into Ribblesdale and (hopefully) beyond. To return, follow the Pennine Way north and then west off the escarpment, eventually returning to Horton Post Office on the B6479.

(Written by: simonlo)