Best walks from Ribblehead
MapJump on a train, get off at Ribblehead Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.
Ribblehead Station Circular via Whernside
20km. 5h30.
Moorland, mosses, heather, cotton grass, high plateau with tarns, elevated scarp path, steep descent on engineered path, farm tracks, limestone country with pavements, shake holes, sink holes, and dry streambeds. Can be boggy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Dent Station to Ribblehead Station
18km. 5h.
Grassy moorland, high fells, quiet roads, good tracks, open views, railway viaducts, becks, and pastures. Can be boggy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station to Ribblehead Station
20km. 6h.
Limestone pavements, caves, dramatic gorge, moorland fell, high exposed plateau, steep engineered paths, quiet valley, and Iron Age hillfort remains. Steep ascent/descent.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ribblehead Station to Bentham Station
17km.
High moorland, steep mountain ascent, exposed plateau, and largely flat finish from Ingleton to Bentham. Very exposed summit.
An alternative variant of Ingleborough via Ingleton – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.