A guidebook to walking the Hadrian's Wall Path 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 route is described in 10 stages between 8 and 16km (5–10 miles) in length and in both directions, west–east and east–west. An optional 2-stage extension through Newcastle to South Shields on the east coast is also provided.

• Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:100,000 OS maps
• Includes a separate map booklet containing OS 1:25,000 mapping and route line
• Handy route summary tables, alternative walking schedules and accommodation listings help you plan your itinerary
• Packed with historical detail, as well as maps marking locations of Roman milecastles and other archaeological sites on and near the wall
• Public transport by stage is listed for those wanting to break the trail into shorter sections

Map key 
Overview map and profile 
Route summary table

INTRODUCTION 
Hadrian’s Wall: inspired and inspiring 
National Trail 
Preserving the heritage 
Taking care of the Trail 
Tackling a coast-to-coast walk 
Start and finish points 
Accommodation 
Choosing an itinerary 
Day-walking the Trail 
When to go 
Be prepared 
Maps 
Using this guide

ALL ABOUT THE WALL 
Building the Wall 
Divide and rule 
Pilfering and preservation 
The Wall today

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 
Extensions 
Stage 11 Segedunum to South Shields (Hadrian’s Cycleway) 
Stage 12 Heddon-on-the-Wall to Segedunum (Hadrian’s Toon Trail)

Appendix A Stamping stations 
Appendix B Accommodation 
Appendix C Walking links to the Path from nearby railway stations 
Appendix D Bus and taxi services 
Appendix E Useful contacts 
Appendix F Further reading

Seasons

April to October.

Centres

Carlisle, Brampton, Gilsland, Haltwhistle, Hexham, Corbridge and Newcastle

Difficulty

Easy walking. But adequate fitness for a multi-day trek is required for the entire length.

Must See

Carlisle Cathedral, Castle and Tullie House, Lanercost Priory, Birdoswald Roman Fort and connected Roman Wall through to Gilsland, on Walltown Crags, Cawfields Crags over Winshields Crags and from Steel Rigg through to Sewingshields Crags via Housesteads Roman Fort, Vindolanda and Chesters Roman Forts, the historic heart of Newcastle, Wallsend (Segedunum) and South Shields (Arbeia) Roman Forts.

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