Hadrian’s Wall Path

Guidebook for walking the national trail along Hadrian's wall between Bowness-on-Solway and Wallsend in Newcastle, the 84 mile route is described for walking in either direction. A World Heritage Site, Hadrian’s Wall is a famous frontier, combining striking natural landscapes with monumental remains. The guidebook is divided into 22 stages, with detailed mapping showing the Roman remains beneath your feet.

Hadrian’s Wall Path

Two-way national trail description

Author

Mark Richards

Cover

Paperback - PVC

Edition

Second

ISBN_13

9781852843922

Availability

Reprinted

Price

£12.95

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (1)
Sample Photos (3)

Seasons

Year-round walking, although the useful bus service only operates during the summer months.

Centres

Bowness-on-Solway, Carlisle, Haltwhistle, Chollerford, Corbridge and Newcastle all make good centres.

Difficulty

Easy walking.

Must See

The central section of Housesteads and Vindolanda between Chollerford and Haltwistle.

May 2006

After the 1st edition was published in 2004 the route distances were slightly revised, and the new distances appear in the Route Summary table at the back of the reprinted book (2006).

The distances that appear at the start of each section of the route in the 2006 book are no longer correct and should read as follows:

Section	Route	Page	Miles	Km
1/32	Wallsend – Walker Riverside Park	26	2.5	4.0
2/31	Walker Riverside Park – Elswick	33	4.3	6.9
3/30	Elswick – Denton Dene	45	2.2	3.5
4/29	Denton Dene – Newburn	50	2.6	4.2
5/28	Newburn – Heddon-on-the-Wall	54	3.4	5.4
6/27	Heddon-on-the-Wall – Harlow Hill	60	4.1	6.6
7/26	Harlow Hill – Woodhouses Road-End	65	2.4	3.8
8/25	Woodhouses Road-End – Halton Shields	69	1.8	2.9
9/24	Halton Shields – The Portgate	72	1.8	2.9
10/23	The Portgate – Heavenfield	79	3.4	5.4
11/22	Heavenfield – Chollerford	85	2.4	3.8
12/21	Chollerford – Tower Tye	90	2.2	3.5
13/20	Tower Tye – Carrawburgh	98	2.2	3.5
14/19	Carrawburgh – Sewingshields Farm	104	3.4	5.4
15/18	Sewingshields Farm – Houseteads	110	2.0	3.2
16/17	Houseteads – Steel Rigg	114	3.1	5.0
17/16	Steel Rigg – Cawfields Quarry	128	2.6	4.2
18/15	Cawfields Quarry – Walltown Crags	134	3.4	5.4
19/14	Walltown Crags – Gilsland	141	2.7	4.3
20/13	Gilsland – Birdoswald	151	1.0	1.6
21/12	Birdoswald – Banks	156	3.1	5.0
22/11	Banks – Walton	164	3.5	5.6
23/10	Walton – Newton	170	2.2	3.5
24/9	Newton – Oldwall	174	1.6	2.6
25/8	Oldwall – Crosby-on-Eden	177	3.1	5.0
26/7	Crosby-on-Eden – Eden Bridge	181	4.2	6.7
27/6	Eden Bridge – Grinsdale	187	3.4	5.4
28/5	Grinsdale – Beaumont	197	1.7	2.7
29/4	Beaumont – Dykesfield	203	2.7	4.3
30/3	Dykesfield – Drumburgh	210	2.7	4.3
31/2	Drumburgh – Port Carlisle	216	2.9	4.6
32/1	Port Carlisle – Bowness-on-Solway	222	1.0	1.6