After completing the three Yorkshire Peaks ( Great Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent) I felt in love with Yorkshire Dales and wanted to go back and explore more of this area.

This time we went back to the lovely village Horton in Ribblesdale where we started our walk towards Pen-y-ghent.

We started the route from the car park, turned right and crossed the street to Pennine Way. We started slowly to ascend on a path which looked like a medieval road. The weather was very moody, foggy and light showers but I guess this kind of weather makes Yorkshire Dales more interesting and dramatic.

You might think Yorkshire Dales can be boring but it never is. There is always a challenging part when hiking the hills and discovering new interesting places.

We have been before to Pen-y-ghent went we did the two peaks, 18 miles route Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent but this time we decided to follow a different path.

After few miles of walking of this long path with views towards the Horton Deck and the beautiful Pen-y-ghent on the right, we reached the path we took last time, close to Hull Pot. Hull Pot was even more spectacular this time with all the water falling into it.

The path is not difficult just seams very long when it’s foggy and you can’t see much in front of you.

Once we passed Hull Pot, the wind was starting to get stronger and we decided to seek cover by a small river in between the hills and stop for a break and a enjoy a good Expedition Food Beef Stroganoff.

This path is running alongside the Pen-y-Ghent and the ascend is on the other side of the hill.

We finished our food quickly and carried on the next leg of the route. We started to ascend and this part was quite steep and slippery in some areas.

The views are beautiful and is definitely worth climbing and warming up in the same time.

The next part of the route on the plateau is quite flat with few ups and downs but it is very boggy and my clean boots and trousers were now full of mud. The views are spectacular from Pen-y-ghent but we couldn’t see much this time due to fog and rain.

The zone around the trig was quite busy as usual with people coming from the other routes so we didn’t spent too much time and started to descend.

The final leg of the route is descending towards the farm and Horton village.

I am glad that this path was reconditioned recently and allows visitor going to Pen-y-ghent without damaging the path or the field around it so please stick to the path.

The route is 8.6 miles and it took us around 4,5 hours including pit stops and lunch break. The route it is medium difficulty just because of the last part of the route on the rocky terrain but the rest of the paths are easily accessible. There are multiple routes going up and down Pen-y-ghent and if you are in need of GPX files or any advice on doing the 2/3 peaks please do not hesitate to get in touch.