Funded by Cumbria County Council, this is the second and final part of creating an all-weather route for pedestrians and cyclists from the town centre to the station on the famous Settle-Carlisle line, 1½ miles away up the Ash Fell Road. The first phase, last year, saw a pavement created alongside the busy A685, over the former Stainmore Railway at the site of Kirkby Stephen East station to Victoria Park. Now the link across the fields from Halfpenny House to the station approach road has been constructed, using a material that will provide a hard surface whatever the weather. Similar pathing materials such as used on the ‘Viaducts Walk’ between Stenkrith and Hartley around the edge of Kirkby Stephen have proved a great success.
There will be a formal event celebrating the opening of the new footpath in July.