Distance: 6.5 miles [13 stiles]
Total Ascent: 900 ft
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| Click to enlarge. route anticlockwise |
We head south from Horton, roughly following the west bank of the Ribble for about 2¼ miles. This section has some rough stretches and can be wet in places. After crossing the main valley road, we ascend a track running diagonally across the lower flank of Pen-y-ghent. After an initial steep section, the climb is gradual taking us up to 600ft in all, in 1½ miles.
From now on our route is an undulating descent over grass and along lanes to the outskirts of Horton. Farm tracks and fields take us away again from Horton to visit Brants Gill Head, where an underground stream emerges to cascade over the rocks. A short descent on the Pennine Way then brings us to the front door of the Crown Hotel.
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