Route: The Dragons Ascent (UK)

Submitted by 5hane_222@live.co.uk on Mon, 09/29/2025 - 06:24am
Location
United Kingdom
Distance
15 mi
Vertical Gain
987 m
Description

The Dragon’s Ascent Challenge is the rugged 15-mile route along the Pennine Way from The Green Dragon Inn at Hardraw to the Tan Hill Inn, the highest pub in Britain, which lies at 1732 feet (528m) on the moors above Swaledale

 

The web link to the challenge is here - Dragon's Ascent Challenge | pub to pub on the Pennine Way 

 

They have an Instagram page too where other people have done the route other than the volunteers at the Summit -https://www.instagram.com/dragonsascentchallenge?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

 

This is the Strava segment - Dragon Ascent Challenge | Strava Run Segment in Yorkshire Dales National Park, England