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Hadrian's Wall Path Map Booklet

1:25,000 OS Route Mapping

ISBN

9781786311511

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Published

4 Aug 2023

Edition

Second

Pages

Size

16.60 x 10.60 x .50cm

Weight

60g

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Map of the 84 mile (135km) Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail, from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, Newcastle. The full route line is shown on 1:25,000 OS maps and can be used to walk the trail in either direction.

Seasons

Suitable for year-round walking, although better to avoid winter months.

Centres

Carlisle, Newcastle, Chollerford

Difficulty

An interesting and historic national trail suitable for walkers of most abilities. Some short steep ascents.

Must See

All World Heritage sites including Birdoswald, Housesteads, Chesters Fort, Carlisle Castle, Segedunum Fort.

ISBN

9781786311511

Availability

Published

4 Aug 2023

Edition

Second

Pages

Size

16.60 x 10.60 x .50cm

Weight

60g

Delivery & Returns

Overview

All the mapping you need to walk the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail between Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria and Wallsend, Newcastle. Covering 135km (84 miles), this historic route takes around 10 days to hike. Suitable for beginners, it nevertheless requires a reasonable level of fitness to undertake as a multi-day walk.

The full route line is shown on 1:25,000 OS maps
The map booklet can be used to walk the trail in either direction
Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
2-stage route extension through Newcastle to South Shields on the east coast is also shown
A separate Cicerone guidebook – Walking Hadrian’s Wall Path – is also available, which includes a copy of this map booklet

Table of Contents

HADRIAN’S WALL PATH

Stage 1 Bowness-on-Solway to Burgh-by-Sands
Stage 2 Burgh-by-Sands to Carlisle
Stage 3 Carlisle to Newtown
Stage 4 Newtown to Birdoswald
Stage 5 Birdoswald to Steel Rigg
Stage 6 Steel Rigg to Brocolitia
Stage 7 Brocolitia to Portgate
Stage 8 Portgate to Heddon-on-the-Wall
Stage 9 Heddon-on-the-Wall to Newcastle Quayside
Stage 10 Newcastle Quayside to Segedunum
Coastal extension: Segedunum to Arbeia Roman Fort

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By Mark Richards

In 1980 Mark Richards began his three-part guide to the Peak District for Cicerone Press, and in 1987, with Chris Wright, wrote a guide to walking around the former county of Westmorland. He now lives in Cumbria and, after 14 years' dedicated research, has completed his series of Lakeland Fellranger guides covering the entire region. He has also written a guide to Hadrian's Wall.

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