Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton Circular) Walk
The iconic Pen-y-ghent via a quiet ascent route, then the even quieter Plover Hill. Return through remote countryside on good paths. Fine views all round.
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Final view back from Horton Scar Lane: Plover Hill and Pen-y-ghent
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hull Pot from the east
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View down Horton Scar Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hunt Pot
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular) [Afternoon Shortcut]
09-Sep-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hunt Pot
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular) [Afternoon Shortcut]
09-Sep-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hunt Pot
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular) [Afternoon Shortcut]
09-Sep-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent from Platform 1 at Horton in Ribblesdale Station
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Pen-y-ghent from Platform 1 at Horton in Ribblesdale Station
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Pen-y-ghent from Platform 1 at Horton in Ribblesdale Station
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent from Station Road, Horton
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Confluence of River Ribble and Hull Pot Beck
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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St. Oswald's Church, Horton in Ribblesdale, with Pen-y-ghent in the background
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Wooded lane out of Horton
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Open countryside aftre emerging from shaded lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Backview from Dub Cote Pastures to Horton Quarry and Ingleborough
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Backview from Dub Cote Pastures to Horton Quarry and Ingleborough
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View of Pen-y-ghent from Long Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Fountains Fell, from Long Lane (close up)
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Fountains Fell, from Long Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Fountains Fell, from Long Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Grade II listed Boundary Stone off Long Lane (Stainforth and Arncliffe)
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Churn Milk Hole, off Long Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pennine Way signpost at turnoff for Pen-y-ghent
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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The prow of Pen-y-ghent from Gavel Rigg
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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The Three Peaks Route joins from the left
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent: boulder field and rockface on the way up
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent: trig point
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent: view to Great Whernside
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent: view to Great Whernside
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent: storm shelter provided by seated curved drystone wall
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent: Pennine Way signpost. Main Walk and Shortcut split here
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Pen-y-ghent: start of shortcut descent
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent: continuation of main walk route
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Shallow saddle between Pen-y-ghent and Plover hill
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Pen-y-ghent from shallow saddle between it and Plover hill
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Pen-y-ghent from Plover Hill
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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"Primitive low two-way fingerpost", the start of teh steep descent off Plover Hill
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Foxup Moor below
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
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Path curves left above Foxup Moor to commence steep descent off the scarp
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Steep drop to the right of the path, Ingleborough in the distance
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Plover Hill's scarp from the bridleway below
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Plover Hill's scarp from the bridleway below
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Plover Hill's scarp from the bridleway below
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent's scarp from the bridleway below
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hull Pot from distance
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hull Pot Beck disgorging into the Hull Pot at lower level
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hull Pot Beck (dry at the surface near Hull Pot)
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hull Pot from the west
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hull Pot: lip of the Hull Pot Beck
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Hull Pot: lip of the Hull Pot Beck and water entering at lower level
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent from Horton Scar Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Plover Hill and (dry at the time) waterfall, from Horton Scar Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View down Horton Scar Lane towards nearby hills
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View down Horton Scar Lane towards Pendle Hill
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Pen-y-ghent and (dry at the time) waterfall, from Horton Scar Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Pen-y-ghent and (dry at the time) waterfall, from Horton Scar Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Horton Quarry from Horton Scar Lane
SWC Walk 441 - Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill (Horton in Ribblesdale Circular)
29-Jul-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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