Most of the hiking trail provides fairly easy walking, there are some stiffer sections across Sewingshields Crags. Hadrian’s Wall Path: Starting from Roman and medieval Newcastle, the 135 km trail wends its way westwards and ends at Bowness-on-Solway, the site of the Roman fort of Maia, the most remote of the forts. General Information About The Hadrian’s Wall Walk: The lack of suitable stone in the area also led to the narrowing of the width of the wall, from the original 12 feet to 7. The western third of the wall, from modern-day Carlisle to the River Irthing, was built of turf because of the lack of suitable building stone. Unlike the Germanic limes, built of wood palisades, the lack of suitable wood in the area required a stone construction. It deterred attacks on Roman territory and controlled cross border trade and immigration. According to Historia Augusta the wall was built “to separate Romans from barbarians”. In 122AD Roman Emperor Hadrian initiated the construction of a massive wall. The English weather is unpredictable and needs to be catered for. Although the path is well marked, always take a guidebook, map and compass with you. MARK RICHARDS wrote one of the original guidebooks ‘Hadrian’s Wall Path’, which is a useful illustrated booklet, with line-drawings, detailed maps and route directions.įor those contemplating this hiking trail for their walking holiday in England, a certain amount of planning is required.
The route follows the wall that Hadrian had built in 122 AD. It runs for about 135 km between Newcastle-on-Tyne and Bowness-on-Solway. The trail is open to walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Britain’s Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail
History abounds and you get to visit Lanercost Abbey and Burgh-by-Sands, two places that Edward I stayed at just before he died. You get to visit and stay in quaint villages, walk through farmland and explore regional centres such as Newcastle and Carlisle. In many ways this walk takes in the best aspects of walking in England. So we packed our bags, booked in on one of the self-guided itineraries (you can tailor-make your own) and spent 12 days along the route of the wall. We had long thought about walking the wall and an opportunity came up last year. If there’s one walk you want to do in Northern England that will take you back to the Roman era, then Hadrian’s wall is for you. Walkers on the wall near Shield on the Wall Well, yes and no.
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