Ingleborough Walk

Route up Ingleborough

Eight adults and 8 kids, most of them younger than 10! Sounds like a recipe for disaster going on a 6 mile walk up Ingleborough. Surprisingly we all enjoyed the walk and the kids did great. We all met up at the pay and display car park in Ingleton on the road towards Ribblehead and Hawes. It's a short walk up the road side to the start of the path. The weather was dry but overcast and cold. Soon we were up on the moor heading directly towards Ingelborough. The kids were running around and once we got away from the walls that lined the path they were climbing on the limestome outcrops that are everywhere up here!

Ingleborough

Someone suggested that we have a race to the top to see if boys or girls got there first, Jack took this to heart and cleared off, he quickly became a dot on the horizon and got the the top about half hour before everyone else!!


As we got to the steep path the wind picked up and Finlay didn't like it, he thought that the wind was going to blow him away. I had to first hold his hand and then carry him until we got beyond the windy spot.


Jack was waiting for us in the sheltered wall on top, he was cold and ready for something to eat. Everyone soon joined us and we had a drink and a sandwich, however it was too cold to hang about so once we'd admired the views it was time to set off back down out of the wind and cold.

Limestone outcrops

On the way back we kept the kids entertained with a couple of Geocaches that were on route. We stopped at a lower level and finished the food before heading back to the car.


A good afternoon! We've now done Penyghent and Ingleborough this year, so hopefully we'll get up Whernside soon to complete the 3 peaks. (It will take us a year NOT a day!!!)