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Arten Gill Viaduct – Arten Gill Viaduct loop from Hawes

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Hawes

Arten Gill Viaduct – Arten Gill Viaduct loop from Hawes

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Arten Gill Viaduct – Arten Gill Viaduct loop from Hawes

04:23

43.0km

1,060m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.2 km for 182 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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275 m

The Chippy, Hawes

Highlight • Cafe

Great for a lunch stop. Under no circumstances miss the deep fried Wensleydale

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1.54 km

Cam Road and West Cam Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Tough off-road climb out of Hawes with some steep, rocky sections and a bit of hike-a-bike. We rode it on gravel bikes and had to get off and push on …

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10.5 km

Descent Through Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

18.0 km

Arten Gill Viaduct

Highlight • Historical Site

Arten Gill Viaduct is a defining feature in Dentdale's landscape. With 11 arches towering 35 metres (117 feet) and spanning 659 feet (201 metres), the viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway …

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18.0 km

The building of the Settle-Carlisle Railway between 1869-76 was one of the most difficult and hazardous construction times in British railway engineering. This is particularly obvious in Upper Dentdale, where …

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21.2 km

Dent Railway Station

Highlight • Historical Site

Highest mainline station in England.

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29.7 km

Pennine Bridleway: Cam High Road to Newby Head

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

A lovely, flowy descent. Grassy at the top turning into a wide and very ridable gravel track. The views ahead of you across to Ingleborough as you descend are stunning.

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36.8 km

old mine shafts ?

Archaeological Site

42.6 km

Wensleydale Creamery and Hawes Market

Highlight • Settlement

Here's where they make proper Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, so you can go into the visitors centre and explore their 'cheese experience' if you're interested. Alternatively, go to the shop and …

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43.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.2 km

9.75 km

8.00 km

993 m

455 m

438 m

133 m

Surfaces

33.7 km

6.63 km

2.43 km

234 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

11°C

1°C

36 %

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Cam Road and West Cam Road

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