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A easy walk along the old railway line

Frank's Bridge at Kirkby Stephen along the Coast To Coast route.

Views across to Eden Valley

The former Stainmore Railway, now a surfaced multi-user path, has some lovely walking along its length. The Northern Viaducts Round follows just over a mile of the former Stainmore Railway, which once linked the coalfields of South Durham with the iron and steel industries of the Furness district of Lancashire and West Cumberland.

It's a comfortable run over Smardale Fell (the general area up here is all Smardale Fell) - grassy, quite gentle uphill and typically easy underfoot. You will get more quiet and peace out here than near the busier Smardale Gill Viaduct and the nature reserve there. Stop to look north towards the Vale of Eden and Cross Fell on the horizon. Lovely views, lovely spot.

A lovely viaduct (not to be confused with Smardale Gill Viaduct). The other one is older and more impressive, but this one is great to look as well! The train line goes over here, so if you're lucky, you will do a bit of trainspotting... It's a very comfortable underfoot path here, made for walkers and joggers, so it's a great place to run, too.

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 1 million tons of coke per day!) The line closed in 1962. The viaduct's restoration was completed in 1992. It is a very impressive place to be these days; the blending of human engineering with the dramatic landscape here is very striking. The Viaduct can be run on, so no need to stay at the bottom - it's the best way to appreciate the awesome views of the valley, and it's a fantastic run!

The Millennium Bridge was completed in 2002. It is 65 feet long and 42 feet above the raging River Eden below. It's a spectacular spot.