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Road directions
From the M6, Junction 37: Follow the A684 east through Sedbergh and follow the road for some while. You will cross over the River Rawthey several times on the way out from Sedbergh, but you will be near the location when the river is very close to the road on the left hand side. If you get to Garsdale you have come too far.
From Kirkby Stephen, head south on the B6259 past Ais Gill, and turn right onto the A684 at the Moorcock Inn. The parking layby is close to the second left hand public turn off this road.
Parking
There is a small layby just after the farm entrance if you are coming from the Garsdale direction that has space for one car – just where the road is very close to the river. Parking is very difficult along here due to the high walls and narrow nature of the road. Once parked head up the farm track, passing Raygill farm (where it is polite to make yourself known) on the way up and continue up. Past the farm the track continues road to the right but there is a gate straight ahead to enter the plantation. Pass through this gate and follow the path up the side of the hill, there is only really one direction through the plantation and eventually, after a good 10 to 20 minute climb, you’ll reach the top of the hill and the line and tunnel mouth will be visible in front of you. I have heard that it is possible to access this location from the coal road from Dent and descend down to the location, but I’ve not tried this.
Public transport
There is a train roughly every 2 hours in each direction to Leeds and Carlisle. The nearest station would be Dent, and this would be a good couple of hours walk
Amenities
There are no amenities at the location, or even very near. There is a shop and pub in the village of Dent, or in the other direction at Garsdale.
The only real view from here is the southbound view; there is not much of a northbound shot due to the curvature of the line out of the tunnel mouth. Once up on the hill there are a variety of positions along the wall to get shots.
