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Smardale Lime Kilns – Smardale Gill Viaduct loop from Ravenstonedale

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Smardale Lime Kilns – Smardale Gill Viaduct loop from Ravenstonedale

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Smardale Lime Kilns – Smardale Gill Viaduct loop from Ravenstonedale

04:04

14.9km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.68 km

There were two kilns here in the 19th century and related engine house and railway structures, according to Historic England. The connection to the railway is rather - visibly - obvious as Smardale Gill Viaduct is just next door to the kilns.

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3.81 km

Smardale Gill Viaduct

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This very impressive viaduct, built in 1861, used to be a part of the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway. It carried coal and coke across the Pennines (apparently over 1 million tons of coke per day!)

The line closed in 1962. The viaduct's restoration was completed in 1992. It is a very impressive place to be these days; the blending of human engineering with the dramatic landscape here is very striking.

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4.14 km

Smardale Gill National Nature Reserve

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This is an interesting area for walking and this initiative is actually working on conservation and conservation.

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4.50 km

Walk along the Old Railway Line

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5.37 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

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Views across to Eden Valley

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5.77 km

Smardale Hall Motte

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A easy walk along the old railway line

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6.36 km

Scandal Beck Ford and Footbridge

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On the site is a footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists and a ford for cars to cross the Scabdal Beck.

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14.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

2.66 km

535 m

281 m

177 m

Surfaces

5.29 km

3.80 km

2.71 km

2.60 km

451 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Smardale Lime Kilns – Smardale Gill Viaduct loop from Ravenstonedale

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