Walking Britain Ingleborough & Park Fell from Chapel-le-Dale
Introduction to Walk 1208
Nat Park - Yorkshire Dales - Three Peaks Country
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
Ascent - 1560 feet / 473 metres
Time - 5 hours 20 minutes
Grade - moderate
Ingleborough makes a superb objective for this Yorkshire Dales walk. Starting from Ingleton the ascent is straightforward with a return over Park Fell adding extra interest. Besides great views of Pen-y-ghent and Whernside, you also see Ribblehead viaduct and cross some extensive limestone pavements. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL2 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL2 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 98 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 98 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Walks from the same start
Other walks nearby
1.5 miles / 2.4 km away
Whernside & Scales Moor from Ribblehead
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
1.5 miles / 2.4 km away
Blea Moor & Denthead from Ribblehead
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.2 miles / 13.3 km
2.6 miles / 4.2 km away
Gragareth & Great Coum, from Yordas Cave, Ingleton
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
4.4 miles / 7.1 km away
Ingleton Waterfalls Walk from Ingleton
Grade - easy
Length - 4.3 miles / 7 km
5.0 miles / 8.0 km away
Pen-y-ghent & Plover Hill from Horton in Ribblesdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
5.0 miles / 8.0 km away
Pen-y-ghent via Brackenbottom
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
5.0 miles / 8.0 km away
Pen-y-ghent via Horton Scar
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.8 miles / 11 km
5.0 miles / 8.0 km away
Pen-y-ghent, Whernside & Ingleborough from Horton
Grade - very hard
Length - 24.5 miles / 39.8 km
5.4 miles / 8.6 km away
Trow Gill, Ingleborough & Long Scar from Clapham
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
5.4 miles / 8.6 km away
Gaping Gill, Ingleborough & Norber From Clapham
Grade - moderate
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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