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It is also sat in wonderful scenery and this short Ribblehead walk will do it full justice. The extension to Blea Moor tunnel only adds to it. Route details at where2walk. It is one of the most famous feats of Victorian engineering along the stunning Settle to Carlisle railway line and a well-known photo stop for many visitors. It spans metres across, with its 24 massive stone arches reaching 32 metres above the moor.

Built by the Midland Railway, it is situated 14 miles east of Kirkby Lonsdale. Built in a mere four years — by imported labourers, who lived in shanty towns by the track, the yard-long Ribblehead Viaduct is the longest such crossing on the Settle—Carlisle Railway , with the line carried over 24 massive arches, a hundred feet above the ground, before disappearing into the Blea Moor Tunnel.

It's a majestic sight, as thrilling from the train as on foot — walkers heading up Whernside, one of Yorkshire's "Three Peaks", follow a track close to the viaduct and it's worth the slight detour to stand underneath one of the mighty arches and marvel at the Victorian engineering.

It's only a short walk down from Ribblehead station to the viaduct.