Running north from Ravenstonedale is Scandal Beck and about a mile from Ravenstonedale is Smardale Bridge; a 17th century packhorse bridge.

Turning right onto the track at the bridge will lead, in a short while, to a signpost indicating a permissive path to Smardale Gill Viaduct.

The limestone scenery along Scandal Beck is very attractive and picturesque. The high ground on the left is Begin Hill and on the right is Smardale Fell.

Near the northern end of the permissive footpath the top of Smardale Gill Viaduct, built in 1861, is 90 feet above scandal beck.

This view is looking back towards Ravenstonedale.

The old railway track, now disused, forms part of a footpath which crosses the Smardale Gill Viaduct and itself is part of the Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

The gate is there to keep animals, not people, out and you can either open the gate or go over the stile.