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Arkengarthdale and Reeth Moors

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Arkengarthdale and Reeth Moors is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, covering 76 km². It is one of 230 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Nearby SSSIs include Bowes Moor and Fothering Holme. For arrivals by rail, Kirkby Stephen Station is about 14 km to the west.

Full name: Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

More places to visit near Arkengarthdale and Reeth Moors

Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.Iconic

Yorkshire Dales

You’re inside itNational Park near Gayle

Limestone country of dry-stone walls, field barns, waterfalls and the Three Peaks.

Photo of High Cup Nick, the glacial valley cut into the North Pennines escarpment, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

North Pennines

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Wearhead

England's high, quiet backbone of moorland tops, waterfalls and old lead-mining dales, designated in 1988

Photo of Gunnerside, a village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Gunnerside

Village

Postcard-perfect Swaledale village at the mouth of a lead-mining gill, its cottages tight against the fell.

0.2 km S · North Yorkshire

Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

Pennine Way

National Trail

The first and toughest of them all — 268 miles along England's rocky spine from the Peak to the Cheviots.

0.5 km W · spans 8 counties

Photo of East Gill Force, a waterfall near Keld in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

East Gill Force

Waterfall near Keld

A pretty stepped fall by Keld where the Coast to Coast meets the Pennine Way at the top of Swaledale.

0.5 km W

Photo of Wain Wath Force, a waterfall near Keld in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Wain Wath Force

Waterfall near Keld

A wide, low fall on the Swale below the crag of Cotterby Scar near Keld, a favourite paddling spot.

1.4 km W