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North West England

Smardale Lime Kilns – Smardale Gill Viaduct loop from Waitby

Hiking trails & Routes

North West England

Smardale Lime Kilns – Smardale Gill Viaduct loop from Waitby

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Smardale Lime Kilns – Smardale Gill Viaduct loop from Waitby

03:24

12.3km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

911 m

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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2

7.04 km

View of Bents Farm and Weathered Bedrock

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Walking past Bents Farm here, just below the nearby Great Ewe Fell, offers long views east towards Smardale and fantastic contours of hills to the south (Ravenstonedale).

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9.45 km

Smardale Lime Kilns

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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 - …

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9.90 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 …

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10.2 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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6

10.6 km

Walk along the Old Railway Line

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7

11.5 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

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Views across to Eden Valley

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8

11.9 km

Smardale Hall Motte

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A easy walk along the old railway line

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12.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.03 km

2.25 km

1.60 km

372 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

2.60 km

2.36 km

1.93 km

391 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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86 %

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