Ribblehead Viaduct and Blea Moor
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Walk directions
From your parking place near the road junction, with the B6479 at your back, follow green paths towards the viaduct. Turn right on a gravel track and follow it until it turns under the viaduct; continue walking straight ahead.
Walk parallel with the railway line above you to your left, past a Three Peaks signboard. Go through a gate and continue until you reach a railway signal. Go left under the railway arch, following the public bridleway sign.
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Terrain
- Moorland and farm paths and tracks, 1 stile
Landscape
- Bleak moorland and farmland, dominated by the Ribblehead Viaduct
Dog friendliness
- Dogs can be off lead by viaduct, but should be on leads on farmland
Parking
- Parking area at junction of B6255 and B6479 near Ribblehead Viaduct
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
‘Nowhere in the kingdom has nature placed such gigantic obstacles in the way of the railway engineer,’ observed a newspaper when the Settle-to-Carlisle railway line was complete. The railway was planned and built by the Midland Railway so it could reach Scotland without trespassing on its rivals’...
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About the area
North Yorkshire, with its two National Parks and two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is England’s largest county and one of the most rural. This is prime walking country, from the heather-clad heights of the North York Moors to the limestone country that is so typical of the Yorkshire Dales – a place of contrasts and discoveries, of history and legend.
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The Byres, Selside Farm
The Byres is a delightfully converted semi-detached, 18th-century traditional dales stone barn, offering superb accommodation and surrounded by the beautiful countryside of a working hi...
The Byres
The Byres is a delightfully converted semi-detached, 18th-century traditional dales stone barn, offering superb accommodation and surrounded by the beautiful countryside of a working hi...
Mire Garth
Up a single-track road three miles from Dent, in a beautiful natural amphitheatre, lies stone-built, 17th-century Mire Garth and its lovingly tended garden. Here, on the north-western f...
Mire Garth
Up a single-track road three miles from Dent, in a beautiful natural amphitheatre, lies stone-built, 17th-century Mire Garth and its lovingly tended garden. Here, on the north-western f...
Blindbeck Holiday Cottage
Blindbeck Cottage is a great base for lovers of railways and of walking. It’s on the outskirts of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, at the heart of Three Peaks territory, and the station in the vi...
Blindbeck Holiday Cottage
Blindbeck Cottage is a great base for lovers of railways and of walking. It’s on the outskirts of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, at the heart of Three Peaks territory, and the station in the vi...
Tryst Cottage
Set in the Yorkshire Dales village of Ingleton, Tryst Cottage is a beautiful, eco-friendly, traditional 18th-century cottage. There are original beams, alongside a bespoke hand-carved, ...
Tryst Cottage
Set within the picturesque Yorkshire Dales village of Ingleton, this beautiful, eco-friendly, traditional cottage has been lovingly restored and maintained. Original beams, bespoke hand...
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