Hadrian's Wall Path
A National Trail along the Roman frontier between Wallsend on the Tyne and Bowness-on-Solway, passing forts, milecastles and the crags of the Whin Sill.
At a glance
- Starts in
- Wallsend
- Ends in
- Bowness-on-Solway
- Length
- 135 km
- On foot
- 6–7 days
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Best months
- May–October
About the trail
The route crosses northern England coast to coast, mostly along or close to the line of the second-century wall. The central section over the Whin Sill crags offers the best preserved remains, with forts such as Housesteads and Vindolanda a short distance from the path.
The wall is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and walkers are asked to stay off it and to keep away in the wettest months, when the grass over buried remains wears through easily.