The stations along the Settle-Carlisle railway afford lots of opportunities to take a walk and experience the stunning scenery. You can start your walk at one station and finish at another. There are also some great circular walks returning you to your starting point.
Dales Rail Trails
This book contains 32 walks from stations along the line. There are 22 full colour maps at a scale of 1:25,000 with concise descriptions of the routes and places along the way. There are 18 circular routes from stations along the line from Settle to Kirkby Stephen, each between 6 and 13 miles long. There are a further 14 linear walks from station to station. Taken as a whole they provide a comprehensive coverage of the area of the western Dales national Park along the railway. You can purchase a copy from our online shop here.
Settle-Carlisle Railway Walks
Stuart Greig aka “lonewalker” has created a great web page with a variety of walks from our railway. Some of them start at stations south of Settle. You can view them all here.
Stuart has also written a guide book the Eden Way which uses the stations between Garsdale and Carlisle, following the river Eden from sea to source. More information is available here.