The coarse of the dry valley brings you up to Malham Tarn another wonder of nature in a limestone landscape and a protect nature resverve. Taking a route around its easterly shore the track brings you to the field centre at the back of the tarn.

A little further on the path heads north through Water Houses running parrellelish to a minor road on the left before descending to, crossing and ascending from it up to Tennant Gill. From here the path traverses Fountains Fell's northern flank giving the first views of Pen-y-Ghent before descending down into Silverdale.

I little known fact is that this dale was used in a TV commercial for the National Coal Board's "Come Home to a Real Fire" campaign in the 1970's when a school boy got off the bus on a cold and miserable day and went into his warm and welcoming home (Rainscar). I know this because we were walking the Pennine Way at the time and were treated to bacon sandwiches by the catering crew. The cold and miserable wheather on this occasion had been simulated by smoke machines and water jets!

Churn Milk Hol

join the Yorkshire Three Peaks walk up the first of the three Pen-y-Ghent

On to Horton in Ribblesdale and the Pen-y-Ghent Café and the infamous "Three Peaks of Yorkshire" clocking on machine! and of coarse their great mugs of tea & coffee. This is where the Three Peaks of Yorkshire starts and finishes. Do it within twelve hours and you're a member of the club. Do it whilst you're doing the Pennine Way and we'll think you're a hero or mad! Another route that passes through here and is associated with the Pen-y-Ghent Cafe is the Limestone Lion.