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Whernside

Whernside walk

A walk up to Whernside, Yorkshire Dale’s highest mountain.

Route info

Postcode LA6 3AU
Nearest pub Station Inn
Stay over Station Inn
Distance 8.16 miles
Low point 297 metres
High point 736 metres
Total height gain 473 metres
Calories estimate 1,500 – 2,000
Steps 16,000
Cows Not today
OK for dogs Restricted on this walk
Bogs Can be boggy in parts
Difficulty Quite tough

Nearby walk

Ingleborough

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Route description

Tim writes (04/11/2020): Often viewable from the Forest of Bowland, Whernside looks less prominent than its neighbours.  But it is actually the largest of the famous Yorkshire Three Peaks at 736m above sea level.

Today, on a very hot day, I and my son Jack took the most popular route from Ribblehead.  The climb up is fairly gradual, I remember it being surprisingly easier than Pen-y-Ghent and Ingleborough.  However, climbing down is steep and definitely gets the knees wobbling!

This Whernside walk is a fairly long walk, but the rewards are well worth it.

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