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Arten Gill viaduct

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📷 Martin Tester · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.26823, -2.34518

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Chaffinch
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Round-leaved Sundew, Common Cottongrass +25 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +13 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Dales High WayWalking route145 km

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Arten Gill viaduct with engineering train

📷 Martin Tester · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arten Gill viaduct with engineering train

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueductHistoric site4.6 km→✦Dent Head viaductHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→🪦Old Burial GroundCemetery4.4 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦lime kilnHistoric site2.3 km→