22 of our Academy students, our 2 Academy Managers and our Club Physio get ready to board the buses to Horton-in-Ribblesdale where they will meet up with Club Commercial Director Paul Bismanis and Head of IT, Ben Ward to take on the Yorkshire Dales 3 Peaks challenge over the next 24 hours

The challenge is a further fund raising initiative to help the Club raise funds towards our proposed new full sized, floodlit, state of the art 3G ATP at Grange Park

https://www.threepeakschallenge.uk/yorkshire-three-peaks-challenge/route

The Yorkshire Three Peaks route

The three peaks of the Yorkshire Three Peaks are arranged in a triangle, with the River Ribble and two minor B roads between them. The total walking distance is 39.2km (24.5 miles).

The Yorkshire Three Peaks includes, Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. The route can be started from Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead or Chapel le Dale, and is a circular route finishing at the same point.

Ordnance Survey Explorer OL2 (at the Three Peaks Shop) is the map required for the complete route.

Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Start Points
There are three possible start points for the Yorkshire Three Peaks, and you can walk either clockwise or anti-clockwise. The postcodes for these start points are:

Chapel le Dale — LA6 3AR (limited free parking, usually quiet)
Horton-in-Ribblesdale — BD24 0HE (lots of parking, £4 for the day, very busy at weekends)
Ribblehead — LA6 3AS (some free parking)