Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Weekend

Meeting Time: from 5pm
You can arrive any time from 5pm - the Large Outdoors host will be at the accommodation to welcome you. Dinner will be served around 8pm so if you intend to arrive later than this, please ensure you have something to eat on the way.

Meeting Location:
Broadrake
Chapel-le-Dale
Ingleton
LA6 3AX
Please note this is not accurate for Sat Nav directions, so please follow the instructions below.

Directions:
From Ingleton, take the B6255 signposted Hawes: About 4 miles out from Ingleton, go past a sign to Chapel-le-Dale Church (don't turn here). Up the hill a few hundred yards further is the Old School Bunkhouse on the left. Turn left immediately after the Bunkhouse Car Park (if you reach the Old Hill inn, you’ve gone too far).
You are now on Philpin Lane, a single-track road heading for a farm.
Follow the lane through the farmyard then through fields for about 3/4 mile. You will cross 5 cattle grids then at the end of the metalled road and you should spot, just before what would be the 6th cattle grid, a "No Parking" notice and low-down on the right a sign for Broadrake.
Turn right here before the cattle grid following the unmade track along the side of a couple of fields and a final cattle grid on the corner to arrive at Broadrake.

From Ribblehead, take the B6255 signposted Ingleton:
About 1 .5 miles from Ribblehead, pass the Old Hill Inn on the left and turn right immediately before the Old School Bunkhouse car park. It's a sharp right almost coming back on yourself.
You are now on Philpin Lane so follow the directions from there as above.

(If you’ve missed the right turn at the end of the metalled road, you'll end up at Ellerbeck after 3/4 mile of rough farm track - so be careful here!)

Parking: There is free parking available at the accommodation.

Public Transport: Unfortunately, the meeting location for this Large Outdoors experience is not directly accessible by public transport. The nearest train station is Ribblehead, but it’s a 3 mile walk from here to the accommodation.

Finish Time: There is no walk included on Day 3, so this trip finishes after breakfast, with check-out of the accommodation required by 10am.

We’ve taken over Broadrake, a beautiful top notch bunkhouse in the hamlet of Chapel-Le-Dale for this weekend. As it’s located right on the Yorkshire Three Peaks route, you’ll be able to start your challenge right out of the door!

The accommodation boasts a large open-plan dining and lounge area, picnic tables with breathtaking views of the Ribblehead Viaduct, and handy Wi-Fi. There’s a dedicated drying room and fantastic facilities throughout. We’re sure you’ll fall in love with the place!

Bedding is supplied in all rooms but please bring a towel and your own toiletries.

Accommodation Address:
Broadrake
Chapel-le-Dale
Ingleton
LA6 3AX
Please note this is not accurate for Sat Nav directions, so please follow the ‘Directions’ outlined in the Meeting Location & Time section.

Room Types:
You can book one of the following options, subject to availability:
Bed in a Shared Female Room
Bed in a Shared Male Room
Twin Room (shared bathroom)

At this hostel there are primarily Shared Rooms, where you’ll be sharing a dorm room - with bunk beds - with other participants (room sizes vary and bathrooms are shared). There are also some Twin Rooms (with two single beds), which sleep up to two participants booking together (bathrooms are shared with other rooms).

Included:

• 2 nights’ accommodation at Broadrake Bunkbarn.

• A Large Outdoors host/guide to welcome you, deal with meal preparation and the logistics for your experience.

• Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - a Large Outdoors guide will lead the group this fully guided walk, on Day 2.

• Home-cooked set 2-course dinners at the accommodation on both evenings.

• A DIY breakfast each morning (toast, cereals, fruit and yoghurt provided).

• A DIY packed lunch (sandwich and snacks) for Day 2’s walk.

• Tea (including decaf and herbal options), coffee (including decaf option), and squash at the accommodation.

• Bedding - but please bring a towel and don’t forget your own toiletries.

• The chance to make new friends and meet like-minded people - Large Outdoors is all about making outdoor adventures sociable.

• Pre-event support from the Large Outdoors team - give us a shout if there’s any advice or information you need and check out our Blog for useful articles too.

Not Included:

• Travel to and from the meeting location.

• Travel from the accommodation to activity start points and back, where they don’t start from the door. On some days there could be a short drive required - we don't include transport and participants normally car share.

• Bottled water - tap water and squash are available at the accommodation, so please ensure you bring sufficient water bottles or carriers to fill up and take out with you.

• Alcoholic drinks - please feel free to bring something with you to enjoy at the accommodation.

• Any food, drinks or goods you choose to purchase at any shops, restaurant, pubs or cafés visited.

• Travel/activity insurance - we recommend having insurance to cover, at a minimum: cancellation and curtailment; medical and emergency expenses (including repatriation); personal accident; injury and death.

Please see our Residential (Walking) Kit List.

The compulsory items are selected for your safety, which is of paramount importance to us at Large Outdoors. Each participant should have the items listed.

The rolling hills and well-known Yorkshire Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales National Park can be found rising above the tranquil villages and sheep fields of the valleys. These are some of the most iconic views of northern England. Built up over millennia at the bottom of the sea, the rocks that form the hills have since been sculpted by ice into their present forms. They now harbour unique wildlife communities and offer views that stretch over the moors of Yorkshire and west to Cumbria and the sea.

The area is popular with a range of walkers, as the lower hills can provide a gentler challenge than more mountainous regions, and the great path network will often lead you to back to a local pub or tearoom.

This Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Weekend will see the group start and finish the walk from the door of our accommodation, which is really handy!

As we’re on the 25 mile circular route, we’ll tackle the peaks in this order: Ingleborough (2,372ft/723m) will be summited first, then Pen-y-Ghent (2,277ft/694m), and finally Whernside (2415ft/736m).

The Yorkshire Three Peaks is a proper challenge - some say the most formidable walking challenge in Yorkshire! This is a long day with 25 miles to cover, as well as 1,585m (5,200ft) of ascent. It’s important we walk at a good pace to complete the challenge within 12 hours.

You should ensure you have a good level of fitness before embarking on the challenge, comfortable with walking long distances with a good level of ascent and descent. The more training you do, the more enjoyable you’ll find the Yorkshire Three Peaks.

In terms of Large Outdoors experience levels, we grade this walk as Tough (Walking) - see Large Outdoors experience levels here.

The guide determines the pace, based on the group as a whole. They will do their very best to accommodate the speed of the group they are leading, whilst providing the encouragement needed to complete the challenge. The pace might be a little slower or faster than you’re used to but your guide will advise you of the pace required to complete the challenge by the 12-hour deadline.

There are a number of cut-off times and points that your guides will inform you of. If you miss these cut-offs then you will be unable to continue with the challenge - this is for safety and the fairness of the group experience.

When training for the walk, a pace of 3-4 mph (5-6.5 kmph) should be suitable - but don’t forget to include hills on at least some of your training routes!

Your guide will advise you of the pace required throughout the walk to complete within the 12 hours. There are a number of cut-off points and/or times that you must make in order to continue. Your guide reserves the right to ask you to drop out of the walk at a safe point if they are concerned about your ability to complete within the time limit. This is for safety and the fairness of the group experience.

If at any point you feel that you cannot keep up and/or will not be able to complete the challenge, it’s vital you let your guide know as soon as possible. Your safety and that of the group is their paramount concern, so the sooner they know the sooner they can assist.

As per the Compulsory Kit List, it is important that you have money and a mobile phone with you if for any reason you are unable to complete the challenge and need to leave the group - you may need to arrange a taxi or public transport back to the accommodation/for onward travel.

For Large Outdoors’ Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Weekend, please see our Residential (Walking) Kit List.

The compulsory items are selected for your safety, which is of paramount importance to us at Large Outdoors. Each participant should have the items listed. Failure to attend with all of these items may mean you are unable to take part, as per our Terms & Conditions.

There are usually toilets available near Ingleborough, at a farm shop. The farm shop does charge a small fee to use the toilet or asks that you purchase something from the shop, so please make sure you have some money with you, as per the Compulsory Kit List.

Please note this is an independent business, so we can’t guarantee opening times and/or availability.

There are no guaranteed stops for water refills or food along the route, so you should bring sufficient water (at least 2-3 litres per person) and plenty of food for the day. On Large Outdoors’ Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Weekend we provide a packed lunch, but make sure you bring whatever snacks you’d like and suitable bottles or water carriers to fill up with tap water or squash before leaving the accommodation.

There is a farm shop and a refreshments van usually available along the route, but these places are independent businesses, so we can’t guarantee opening times and/or availability.

Always remember: your Large Outdoors guide is there to help you! If you experience any difficulties please let them know as soon as possible.

If you think you are developing a blister, let your guide know and they’ll take a little time to make sure you get a plaster on it and try to advise you on stopping your boots rubbing.

The best way to deal with blisters is always prevention: a good pair of socks (or two - spare socks are a luxury worth having on a big challenge walk!) and a pair of boots that are already worn-in. The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge is not the place to break-in a new pair of boots, so make sure you take them out for several good training walks before the big day.

All of our Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenges are guided and undertaken as a group. This is part of the experience and we hope you have a fantastic time.

We strongly recommend that you stay with the group and your guide throughout the challenge.

If you choose to leave the group, our guide will advise you that you are leaving the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge organised by Large Outdoors and we will therefore not be responsible for your wellbeing going forward.

As good practice, your guide may ask you to contact them by text message when you have returned to the accommodation. However, your guide cannot be your ‘emergency contact’ when they are out leading the remainder of the group, so you must notify a trusted third-party of your intentions so they can contact the emergency services if you do not report in at an advised time.

As per our Compulsory Kit List, we ask you to ensure you have a mobile phone and money with you.

There may be an opportunity on the route to use a toilet, but this requires a purchase to be made, or small charge to be paid, to support a local business.

Also, if for any reason you are unable to complete the challenge and need to leave the group, you may need to arrange a taxi or public transport back to the accommodation/for onward travel. Taking a mix of cash and a card is advised.

If, for any reason, you leave the group, we ask that you contact your guide by text message when you have returned to the accommodation as a courtesy.

Plus, it’s always a good idea to have a mobile phone with you when you’re exploring the outdoors, just in case of emergency. There’s usually a good signal in Horton-in-Ribblesdale and at each of the summits. In between the peaks there often isn’t a signal, or it’s very patchy if you can find one.

Dogs are not allowed on this experience, except for trained assistance dogs (with prior agreement from us).

If you wish to bring your trained assistance dog, please let us know in advance of booking so we can discuss the activity/accommodation and any additional safety requirements or considerations that may be necessary.

Absolutely. The majority of our participants are solo travellers and adventurers. Plenty of fun, laughter and numerous long-term friendships (and a few marriages!) have begun on Large Outdoors experiences since 2008, so there’s no need to feel worried about your first experience, or indeed trying a new type of outdoor activity, with us.

Large Outdoors’ Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Weekend includes evening meals, breakfasts and a packed lunch.

Unfortunately, we are generally unable to cater for a wide variety of diets or food preferences due to the nature and cost of our catered trips and/or the use of shared kitchens. However, we can offer vegetarian meals, vegan meals, provide meals with gluten* free ingredients, and/or provide dairy* free meals - these options can be selected when booking. *Please see our general FAQs for more information about dietary options.