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Mountains & hills · Yorkshire & the Humber

The Yorkshire Three Peaks circuit

Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in twelve hours of walking.

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge is a 24-mile circuit linking the three highest summits in the Yorkshire Dales — Pen-y-ghent (694m), Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (724m). Done in under twelve hours, it is a serious day's walking; done over a weekend, it is one of England's classic long-distance routes.

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Yorkshire Dales — Jez Smith from Whitefield, Bury, Gtr. Manchester, United KingdomFlagship📷 5

National parks · Yorkshire & the Humber

Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales is a Upland area of the Pennines in Northern England.

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Natural landmarks · North West England

Pen-y-ghent

Pen-y-ghent — mountain in the United Kingdom.

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Natural landmarks · North West England

Whernside

Whernside — mountain in Cumbria, United Kingdom; one of the "Yorkshire Three Peaks".

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Natural landmarks · North West England

Ingleborough

Ingleborough — mountain in the United Kingdom.

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Towns & cities · North West England

Horton in Ribblesdale

Horton in Ribblesdale — village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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Villages · North West England

Settle

Settle — a village in england north west.