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The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross race follows a longer, 61 km (38 mi), route across the peaks. Yorkshire 3 Peaks Ultra, is a 70 kilometres (43 mi) self navigation trails ultra marathon held annually in October. Starting in Hawes, joining the classic Yorkshire Three Peaks route around Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. Returning to Hawes via ...
Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England.It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, [2] the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent.It is the highest point in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire [1] [note 1] and the historic West Riding of Yorkshire with the summit lying on the county boundary with Cumbria.
The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross is an annual cyclo-cross event over the Yorkshire three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, in Yorkshire, England. It is organised by Bradford Racing Cycling Club on the last weekend of September.
This part of the national park is popular with walkers due to the presence of the Yorkshire three peaks. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a 2,178 km 2 (841 sq mi) national park in England which covers most of the Yorkshire Dales, the Howgill Fells, and the Orton Fells. The Nidderdale area of the Yorkshire Dales is not within the national ...
The Three Peaks Race is a fell race held annually on the last weekend in April, starting and finishing in Horton in Ribblesdale. The course traverses the Yorkshire Three Peaks . The present distance is about 23 miles (37 km).
Baugh Fell (/ b oʊ ˈ f ɛ l /, / b ɔː ˈ f ɛ l / or locally / ˈ b ɑː f l /) is a large, flat-topped hill in the northern Pennines of England.It lies in the north-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, immediately to the east of the Howgill Fells and to the north of Whernside, the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet (694 m); [1] the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. [2] It lies 1.9 miles (3 km) east of Horton in Ribblesdale. [3] It has a number of interesting geological features, such as Hunt Pot, and further down, Hull Pot.
The industry was placed under threat on 6 March 1984 when the National Coal Board announced the closure of 20 pits nationwide (some of them in South Yorkshire). By March 2004, a mere three coalpits remained open in the area. [105] Three years later, the only remaining coal pit in the region was Maltby Colliery near Rotherham. [106]