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#41 of 300 · Hadrian's Wall (Northumberland National Park)

Hadrian's Wall Path

United KingdomTyne and Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria

Follows the Roman frontier across northern England from Wallsend on the Tyne to Bowness-on-Solway, passing Housesteads fort and the Whin Sill crags. Gentle farmland walking with a hilly central section.

Distance
135 km
Point to point
Ascent
2,500 m
High point 345 m
Time
7 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Moderate
Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
Best months
May–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Wallsend (Segedunum)
Finish: Bowness-on-Solway

Route

Topographic map of Hadrian's Wall Path, from Wallsend (Segedunum) to Bowness-on-SolwayWallsend (Segedunum)Newcastle QuaysideHeddon-on-the-WallChollerfordHousesteads Roman FortSteel RiggGilslandBirdoswald Roman FortCarlisleBurgh by SandsBowness-on-SolwayStart: Wallsend (Segedunum)Finish: Bowness-on-Solway© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartFinishWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Wallsend (Segedunum)
  2. Newcastle Quayside
  3. Heddon-on-the-Wall
  4. Chollerford
  5. Housesteads Roman Fort
  6. Steel Rigg
  7. Gilsland
  8. Birdoswald Roman Fort
  9. Carlisle
  10. Burgh by Sands
  11. Bowness-on-Solway

Wildlife along the route

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