#Smardale Gill

[paulbeal]

🏞️ EXPLORING SMARDALE GILL: AN AMAZING VALLEY STROLL

🚶‍♀️ Smardale Gill, an appealing, steep-sided valley, can be accessed on foot from various points. You could, for example, opt for a countryside walk starting from Ravenstonedale village, or track the dismantled railway line from Newbiggin-on-Lune. Both villages are conveniently sited alongside the A685, between Kirkby Stephen and Tebay, ensuring hassle-free accessibility.

🚂 The serpentine Scandal Beck meanders through Smardale Gill, shadowed by the old disused Stainmore Railway that marks its course higher up on the valley's western edge.

🏰 Smardale Gill plays host to a range of attractions. The majestic Smardale Gill Viaduct, fashioned from local stone, proudly showcases its 14 high arches. The 18th-century Smardale Bridge, a curved stone packhorse bridge, shares the area with a prominent old quarry and two fascinating limekilns.

🥾 For those who relish both nature and heritage, Smardale Gill offers an enticing walking experience.

[ianwatts]

Smardale Gill, Cumbria

[this-wandering-mind]

23/10/21

We had a weekend break in Kirkby stephen in Cumbria, a place we have never been to before.

A walk along a disused railway at Smardale took us to Smardale Gill viaduct, where we continued on to a hike across the hills and back round to the car park. The weather was dry, and the sun shone through at times, although atmospheric cloud and mist hung over the surrounding hills.The autumn colours I love so much had finally set in.

[cumbriacrack]

Smardale Gill Viaduct to open for walkers On 11 December 2020 Dr Neil Hudson MP will be re-opening Smardale Gill Viaduct and unveiling a new interpretation panel that will explain the history of this marvellous monument of Victorian engineering. Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2020/11/17/smardale-gill-viaduct-to-open-for-walkers/

[charlesbchawes]

A little walk in Cumbria via Newbiggin-on-Lune

A fabulous six-and-a half mile circular walk from Ravenstondale in Cumbria. With a beautiful viaduct, a pretty bridge, sheep and cake – a perfect combination.

Date Walked: 9th October 2018

Distance: 6.5 miles

Map used: OS Explorer OS 19 – Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley

Guide book: Lune Valley and Howgill Fells – a Walking Guide by Dennis and Jan Kelsall

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A few years ago Bob and I…

[paulbeal]

SMARDALE GILL, NEAR RAVENSTONEDALE, YORKSHIRE DALES 🌳🦋 A visit to Smardale Gill in Yorkshire Dales, near Ravenstonedale, is a journey through time and natural beauty. Home to ancient woodlands, rich in insects and birds, and stunning limestone grasslands that burst into colour every summer, this area is a nature-lover's paradise.

The reserve's diverse flora includes many unique species such as northern marsh butterflies, fragrant and common spotted orchids, and the melancholy thistle. 🌸

Keep an eye out for the rare Scotch argus and northern brown argus butterflies. The Scandal Beck river, an Eden tributary, also hosts globally endangered species including white-clawed crayfish, river lamprey, and otters. 🦦

Traces of human history are also evident, from ancient Romano-British settlements and a 15th-century pack horse bridge to the viaduct, old lime kilns, and charcoal pitsteads that reveal the area's industrial past. ����️

Stand on the magnificent Smardalegill Viaduct, a Grade 2 listed structure saved from demolition by the Northern Viaduct Trust, and marvel at the stunning vistas of this timeless landscape. 🌳🦋🇬🇧

[paulbeal]

🚶‍♀️ The Newbiggin-on-Lune and Crosby Garrett walk in the Yorkshire Dales

🏛 Smardale Gill Viaduct, a Grade 2 listed 14-arched viaduct, 27½ metres high and 168 metres long.

🤓 Read about the viaduct 👉 https://bit.ly/3kbkh3K

[ianwatts]

Smardale Gill, June 2019

[ianwatts]

Smardale Gill, Cumbria

[ianwatts]

Smardale Gill, Cumbria

[cumbriacrack]

Bridging the Gap A brand new grant scheme launched this year is living up to its name by making  its very first funding award to the Northern Viaduct Trust (NVT) in support of its fundraising effort to re-open the route across the top of Smardale Gill Viaduct to the public once more. Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2020/07/29/bridging-the-gap/

[cumbriacrack]

Call for help in restoration of iconic Smardale Gill Viaduct Everyone loves the iconic Grade II* listed Smardale Gill Viaduct. It is a powerful awe-inspiring construction in beautiful countryside just west of Kirkby Stephen in the Upper Eden Valley in South Cumbria and has been the destination for many walkers for years. Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2020/07/21/call-for-help-in-restoration-of-iconic-smardale-gill-viaduct/

[cumbriacrack]

Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast This week, Tony is in the Eden Valley, where he makes a dramatic ascent to Asby Scar. This limestone pavement is all that remains of a 300 million-year-old tropical sea. Full story: http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2017/03/30/tony-robinson-coast-coast/

[paulbeal]

🚶‍♀️ The Newbiggin-on-Lune and Crosby Garrett walk in the Yorkshire Dales

🏛 Smardale Gill Viaduct, a Grade 2 listed 14-arched viaduct, 27½ metres high and 168 metres long.

🤓 Read about the viaduct 👉 https://bit.ly/3kbkh3K

[paulbeal]

🚶‍♀️ The Newbiggin-on-Lune and Crosby Garrett walk in the Yorkshire Dales

🏛 Smardale Gill Viaduct, a Grade 2 listed 14-arched viaduct, 27½ metres high and 168 metres long.

🤓 Read about the viaduct 👉 https://bit.ly/3kbkh3K

[paulbeal]

Smardale Gill Viaduct, a Grade 2️⃣ listed 14-arched viaduct, 27½ metres high and 168 metres long. The viaduct was constructed in 1861 by the noted Cumbrian engineer, Sir Thomas Bouch, for the South Durham & Lancaster Union 🚂 Railway. A picture from the Newbiggin-on-Lune and Crosby Garrett walk in the Yorkshire Dales. See more 👉 https://bit.ly/3kbkh3K