RailTrails

Kirkby Stephen Rail Station

  • National Park
  • Special Area of Conservation
  • River
  • National Trail
  • National Landscape
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Peaks nearby
30
highest 709m
Walking routes
9
within 10 miles

What's on the doorstep

Photo of Yorkshire DalesYorkshire DalesNational ParkPhoto of River Eden (Cumbria)River Eden (Cumbria)River · 0.6 mi (about 0.7 to 0.8 mi on foot)Photo of Coast to CoastCoast to CoastNational Trail · 0.6 mi (about 0.7 to 0.8 mi on foot)Photo of North Pennines National LandscapeNorth Pennines National LandscapeNational Landscape · 0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)

Also nearby

  • River Eden

    Special Area of Conservation

    0.5 mi (about 0.6 to 0.7 mi on foot)

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

About Kirkby Stephen Rail Station

Kirkby Stephen is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It lies on the A685 and is surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, about 25 miles (40 km) from the nearest larger towns, Kendal and Penrith. The River Eden rises 6 miles (10 km) away in the peat bogs below Hugh Seat and passes the eastern edge of the town. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 1,895.

Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Hills, trails and walks from the platform

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

Ash Fell385m1.8 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)
Birkett Hill383m1.9 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot)
Birkett Common352m2.0 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot)
High Out Wood352m2.1 mi (about 3 mi on foot)
Birkett Hill405m2.5 mi (about 3.5 mi on foot)