The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
OSM map layer · LineString
54.11, -2.29 · rel 37549
54.11, -2.29 · rel 37549
Ribble Way
41,7 km from start to finish through alpine terrain and mountains.
North Yorkshire · 54.11°N ·
2.29°W
41,7km
Distance
multi-day
Climb · estimate
moderate
Difficulty · estimate
linear
Shape
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01 · Character of the route
Is this one for you?
Alpine Terrain
Mountains
Urban Area
Summit
Cave
Castle or ruins
Remote
Uncrowded
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02 · The story
What makes this route special
03 · 20 points along the route
What will you encounter?
8× summit
1× ruins
10× cave
1× monument
Swinesett Hill
summit ·
158 m off route
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0%
Hipping House
ruins ·
244 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Sell Gill Holes (dry route)
cave ·
on the route
41,7 km
100%
Sell Gill Holes (wet route)
cave ·
on the route
41,7 km
100%
Jackdaw Hole
cave ·
38 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Birkwith Cave
cave ·
41 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Cowskull Pot
cave ·
49 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Seed Hill
summit ·
51 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Penyghent Long Churn
cave ·
79 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Settle War Memorial
monument ·
120 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Crake Hill
summit ·
138 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Jackdaw Hill
summit ·
144 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Todmanhaw
summit ·
188 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Sell Gill Hill
summit ·
197 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Old Ing Cave
cave ·
202 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Dismal Hill
summit ·
213 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Rough Hill
summit ·
218 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Brants Cave
cave ·
220 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Cross Pot
cave ·
225 m off route
41,7 km
100%
Browgill Cave
cave ·
241 m off route
41,7 km
100%
04 · Landmarks
Steady waypoints
Start
Quarter of the way
Halfway
Three quarters
Finish
05 · Intersecting routes
Where you meet other trails
06 · From the trail
Through the eyes of hikers
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What hikers experienced
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08 · Before you go
Answers to common questions
Ribble Way is 41.7 km long.
At an average walking pace, Ribble Way takes approximately 10h 23min to complete.
No, Ribble Way is a linear (point-to-point) trail. Plan ahead for return transport.
Ribble Way starts near coordinates 54.0433, -2.3079.
Ribble Way is a strenuous hike requiring excellent fitness and prior hiking experience.