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30th July 2011 - Penyghent and Fountains Fell

Walk Details

Distance walked: 12.4 miles

Total ascent: 2485 ft

OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas

Time taken: 7.5 hrs

Route description: Dale Head, Silverdale-Silverdale Road-Fountains Fell-Silverdale Road-Blishmire House-Penyghent House-Penyghent Gill-Silverdale Road-Hesleden Bergh-Low Bergh-Foxup Moor-Plover Hill-Penyghent-Dale Head, Silverdale

I parked at Dale Head in Silverdale and made a there and back ascent of Fountains Fell. I then followed the road NE for a while before using a path above Penyghent Gill which rejoins the road after a mile or so. I then followed the road to Halton Gill for a short while before joining the bridleway that runs across Foxup Moor and round the back of Plover Hill. I then climbed up Plover Hill and made my way across to Penyghent. I then climbed down Penyghent and used the Pennine Way to get back to Dale Head.

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Penyghent from the roadside at Dale Head
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Zooming in
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The Silverdale road
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Penyghent from the start of the climb up Fountains Fell
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Views to Ingleborough and Penyghent as I climb Fountains Fell..
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Ingleborough and Penyghent from the summit of Fountains Fell
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Hazy views to the south..
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..and southwest
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Buckden Pike and Great Whernside in the distance
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The view looking north
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Buckden Pike and Great Whernside with Darnbrook Fell in the foreground
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Ingleborough and Penyghent again as I make my way back down to the road..
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Penyghent behind Blishmire House
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I used a path above Penyghent Gill for the next mile or so
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Penyghent Gill....
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A view of Penyghent from the road to Halton Gill
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Littondale
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The hamlet of Halton Gill
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Making hay at Foxup
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A view back from the bridleway across Foxup Moor
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At the top of the climb up Plover Hill. Ingleborough and Whernside in the distance.
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The view northwest to Whernside, the Howgills and Baugh Fell
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and north to Dodd Fell Hill, Great Shunner Fell and Lovely Seat
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Plover Hill from the climb up to Penyghent
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Ingleborough and Whernside
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On the summit of Penyghent. Buckden Pike and Great Whernside in the distance.
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The view down into Silverdale and Ribblesdale. Pendle Hill can just be made out in the middle of the picture in the distance.
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Darnbrook Fell and Fountains Fell
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Ingleborough and Whernside
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Whernside, the Howgills, Baugh Fell and Great Knoutberry Hill to the northwest
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Heading down
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Ribblesdale
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​Shots of Penyghent from the Pennine Way to Dale Head..
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Back at the Silverdale road and one last shot of Penyghent

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