This aquaduct on Blea Moor (twixt the Ribblehead Viaduct and Whernside) was/is a feat of Victorian Engineering. It was built in 1870 by the Midland railway to carry the waters from the Force Gill into Dale Beck across the famous Settle-Carlisle railway line below the southern entrance to Blea Moor Tunnel.

The aqueduct has been recently refurbished by Railtrack. A concrete channel was originally planned but, after protests, a sympathetic reconstruction was done instead. It is a really good path to get to this point.

It's a marvel to behold by walkers en route to walk up Whernside or, on the other hand, you could take a picnic and spend all day there .... train-spotting is an added bonus, if you are interested.

There is only one short bit of official car-length-depth stretch for parking on the B6255- for getting out and exploring this Ribblehead/Whernside area. However, there's a lot of unofficial parking along the road - although you have to be careful because there is a lot of erosion now in some areas, which means the surface is a bit dodgy.