| Name: | Pen-y-ghent |
| Hill number: | 2783 |
| Height: | 694.1m / 2277ft |
| County/UA: | North Yorkshire |
| Topographical area: | EP03 Whernside-buckden |
| SMC/RHB section: | 35B: The Central Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Yorkshire Dales - Southern Fells |
| Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Ribble, Wharfe |
| Watershed: | Humber Estuary, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Liverpool Bay, The Lizard to Dunnet Head |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SD 83854 73383 |
| Summit feature: | rock 3m SE of trig point |
| Drop: | 304.5m |
| Col: | 389.5m SD 8338 8210  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 98 (1:25k) OL2W |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 1801 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| The first of The Three Peaks | suzannerowcliffe | 31/08/2024 |
| Run up from Horton. Just before Hull Pot I headed up to Pen-y-Ghent. It was hard work. Weather was cloudy but dry and the clouds were just above the summits. Views limited from Pen-y-Ghent. Was a busy hill. I followed the path north to Plover Hill. Very boggy in places. I gave up trying to keep my trainers dry and just ploughed through the muck. Summit of Plover Hill was very flat ran about on south east side of hill visited a small cairn and another high point close to a sink hole. Where I went corresponds with the high point on this website. Saw a Snipe on the summit headed back down to the main path after crossing a gated wall. It was then back the way I came up. Initially quite steep and I pulled my glute. Lower down my calf started playing up a bit. As I arrived at the car it started to drizzle. Time taken 1 hour 58 minutes for 9.46 miles and 1714 feet of ascent. | isabelle | 26/08/2024 |
| Leading a group on the Y3P. | Wheelsy | 24/08/2024 |
| 3 Peaks with Ali; anti-clockwise from Horton. | LauraHall17 | 27/07/2024 |
| Solo in the evening. | Stickman | 06/07/2024 |
| From Horton, in mist, rain and strong winds. | borderterrier | 14/05/2024 |
| With A | VIPete28 | 08/05/2024 |
| 1 of 5 from Dale Head CG. | robertphillips | 06/05/2024 |
| easy park dale head honesty box penyghent, plover hill, descend se over moorland and atv tracks to silverdale road 856 733 dawsons close to 8752 7375 then easy atv and path to darnbrook fellfence line sw to fountains fell and out and back fountains fell south on atv return to fountains fell and explore coal bell pits best bit of day return ne on wall line steep bit before pennine way 19.3 ks 650 up 7 hours | underhill | 23/04/2024 |
| Circular route from Horton in Ribblesdale. Lucky with weather - forecast heavy rain but had none at all. Great day out with Max. | jowilliams | 08/04/2024 |
| Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge dog walk w/Devon, Dean, Rosie, Yasmin. Parked Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Pen-y-ghent, Whernside, Ingleborough. Time 11:32:29. | ZacField | 30/03/2024 |
| Horton in Ribblesdale - Plover Hill - Pen y Ghent - Settle | Ajm0310 | 08/03/2024 |
| From Horton in Ribblesdale via Horton Scar - Solo with Max | JimMayes | 28/01/2024 |
| Horton in Ribblesdale > Pen-y-Ghent > Hunt Pot > Horton in Ribblesdale. Climbed with N, G and H. Beautiful day, largely sunny. | johnkaysleftleg | 16/10/2023 |
| First of Three Peaks in 11hr 57min | vikita16 | 26/09/2023 |
| Part of Y3P | BugglePopples | 08/09/2023 |
| 2nd peak of three peaks | WhiteFeather | 19/08/2023 |
| ML work - Y3P Event organised run on behalf of Jerry Green Dog Rescue. 32 participants for which I employed three other mountain leaders | lindslow | 19/08/2023 |
| Pen - y - ghent > Whitber Hill from GR: SD 81109 72020 | ronaldo333 | 10/08/2023 |
| On a trail run from Horton in Ribblesdale. | Wheelsy | 10/08/2023 |
| Nuttall Walk 46: EN 12.4 Starting at Halton Gill and visiting Plover Hill, Pen-y-ghent, Fountains Fell, Fountains Fell South Top, Darnbrook Fell. 25km with 900m ascent taking 7h 20m. | silverwolf_alan | 28/07/2023 |
| ML Y3P event for Lorraine Carey - 15 clients | lindslow | 10/06/2023 |
| Hot day. | Ranger101 | 24/05/2023 |
| Y3P run with Sam E and Andy S | w1ght | 06/05/2023 |
| https://www.komoot.com/tour/1061462752 | Modestas | 26/03/2023 |
| Fountains Fell South Top, Fountains Fell, Pen-y-ghent | keithouk | 05/03/2023 |
| Circular from Horton with a quick trip to Hull Pot | MountainTerrier | 19/11/2022 |
| Day trip on the train from Leeds to Horton, then along the Pennine Journey/Way onto the PYG/Plover ridge. After Plover Hill tracked back and up Pen y Ghent. Cloud lifted so had some views. Descended down the nose and back to Horton station. It's been many years since my last ascent and was pleased to see the flagstone/cinder trails on the hill rather than the previous bogfest given the number of users. A donation to the upkeep seems a small price to pay. With Gillian. | richard69 | 18/11/2022 |
| Running 3 Peaks | Hannisw | 11/11/2022 |
| Ascended from Dalehead. Cloud on the top, but lifted later in the morning. | andrewr282 | 22/10/2022 |
| P Horton, clockwise to Foxup Moor path & over Plover Hill. Dry, mobbed with Geordies & Romanians at the top, but fairly quite down the back. | agentmancuso | 16/10/2022 |
| Yorkshire 3 peaks today in 8:05 | lerritt | 27/09/2022 |
| Horton in ribblesdale circular | dannyscun | 28/08/2022 |
| Three Peaks with Phoebe. Summit in cloud | MrD | 03/08/2022 |
| With Louise, Gary and Chris. | mavero10 | 24/07/2022 |
| Yorkshire 3 peaks, 40km in 8 hrs with lots of people and no views! | Nicky C | 22/07/2022 |
| From Horton with C on their first 3 peaks round. Good clear day with great views. | PeterD | 13/07/2022 |
| LDWA Ulfkil Stride Challenge. Buckden - Horse Head Moor - Pen Y Ghent - Birk's Fell - Buckden. Tough 24 mile circuit. | dazedemon | 02/07/2022 |
| Ascended from Horton-in-Ribblesdale | MattD99 | 20/06/2022 |
| Set off from Horton in Ribblesdale at about 9:40am. Part of the YTP challenge. | AbneyAlpsRealm | 07/05/2022 |
| During Susan's Pennine Way Challenge. Total lack of visibility at the top. | nevillehargreaves | 03/05/2022 |
| Climbed during Yorkshire Three Peaks Race 2022. | southern_rambler | 30/04/2022 |
| Via Fountains fell and down to Horton in Ribblesdale | andrew.morel | 14/04/2022 |
| On Pennine Way. Visited summit and trig. | PGCE | 12/04/2022 |
| Sunrise walk up Pen Y Ghent looping from Horton in Ribblesdale. Frosty with negative temperatures to start but then turning sunny and warm. Clear day. | Dann | 10/04/2022 |
| https://www.komoot.com/tour/728488726 | Modestas | 04/04/2022 |
| Circular with a visit to Hull Pot | MarkG1878 | 18/01/2022 |
| Walk w/Devon. Pen-y-ghent, Plover Hill loop from Horton-in-Ribblesdale. | ZacField | 01/01/2022 |
| Third Yorkshire Three Peak | NyeBowman | 11/12/2021 |
| Parked at Horton and completed circular loop with a friend. Beautiful day out in the snow :-) | Gerry the Ranger | 05/12/2021 |