Publisher's Synopsis
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
