11.2 miles.

Explorer Map OL2, - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western Areas

This walk is a popular ascent of Ingleborough (2373 ft) starting out from Clapham, and returning via Sulber Nick.
The walk is strenuous, and it is absolutely essential that the walker is fully prepared with the correct clothing and has a map and compass, - and knows how to use them.
We have found that even though it may be pleasantly mild in Clapham, it can be extremely cold and windy on the summit of Ingleborough with poor visibility making things worse.
If you are lucky with a clear day, then the views from the summit will be spectacular.

For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above link.
(Overlay made with Version 5 of Memory Map)

The start of the walk is from the National Park Visitor Centre car park (SD74592 69175).
Go to the top end of the village on the left side of Clapham beck, and at sawmill House pay a small sum for admission to the track through the woods that takes to Ingleborough Cave.
Continue past the Cave, through Trow Gill, until you reach a set of double stiles at SD752 733. From the stiles, the route up to Little Ingleborough, and onwards to Ingleborough, is very clear and easy to follow. At SD750 725 you may want to make a short diversion to view the hole of Gaping Gill.
The summit of Ingleborough is marked by a Trig Point at SD741 746.
From the summit, head North East to the cairn at SD743 746 which marks the path down. There is a steep descent at this point, and at SD745 747 the footpath splits. Take the right hand track heading East South East to Sulber Nick.
At SD777 734 there is a signposted "crossroads", and at this point you turn right to follow the footpath back to Clapham.