Penyghent Walk

Penyghent was one of the first Mountain I ever walked up, probably 25 years ago. It stuck in my memory as a good walk, the pain of the climb is worth it due to the great views at the top (on a good day!). It's about 6 miles round trip from Horton in Ribblesdale and there are only one or two steep bits.

We were up at Horton in Ribblesdale at just after 11am. The weather was pretty good, some high cloud, there had been a hard frost and the ground was frozen solid, good news for the kids, no mud to fall in!

Jack on the way Up.

Setting off we headed straight towards the mountain, it looked quite a long way, but thankfully this is deceiving. Up the road past the primary school, a stream on our left, as we approached the first farm it was time to leave the road, heading by the side of a wall, we would follow this for some distance. The path undulated for the next mile before we arrived at the foot of the mountain.

As we went over the wall the view changed and we could now see the path leading steeply away to our left. The wind was howling as we started to climb, I didn't have a hat on and my ears were soon aching, thankfully the kids had gloves and hats on. Even though it was pretty steep both Jack and Finlay didn't complain, or slow down.

Two Monkeys Climbing.

Andrea was in front with Finlay and I followed on behind with Jack, I kept him occupied by playing word games. He kept wanting me to give him clues, however I made him think hard and work things out for himself.

Jack was a little unsure about one of the steeper bits, but we were soon onto the last slope with the top in sight. It's always surprising how quickly you get cold once you stop walking, today was no exception. It was very busy at the top, the good weather had brought out lots of people. We had a sandwich and a drink on top, admired the views, kept out of the wind.

The walk back was pretty straight forward, but longer than the climb. We were soon at lower levels, again the frozen landscape made it easier, no mud or bogs!

We could have walked up to Hull Pot, but the kids and Andrea were happy to head back to Horton in Ribblesdale.

We had a look for somewhere to sit down and have a pot of tea, but nothing was open. Last week in Clapham there we're several Cafe's and Tea rooms, strange! So we headed back to the car and home!

On The Way Up.

Looking Back.

Sandwiches at the top.