Hadrian's Wall Path
| Hadrian's Wall Path | |
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 Hadrian's Wall at Steel Rigg (Meilenkastell 39) |
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| Data | |
| length | 135 km |
| location | northern UK |
| Markers | stylized upright white acorn on a brown background |
| Starting point | Wallsend 54 ° 59 ′ 28.6 ″ N , 1 ° 31 ′ 52 ″ W. |
| Target point |
Bowness-on-Solway 54 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ W. |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 345 m |
| The highest point | Whinshield Crags, 345 m |
| Lowest point | Bowness-on-Solway , sea level |
| Level of difficulty | light |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Follow the course of Hadrian's Wall |
Map with all coordinates: The Hadrian's Wall Path is a long-distance hiking trail in the north of England not far from the border with Scotland and is part of the long-distance hiking trail system in Great Britain, the National Trails . The trail runs along the remains of Hadrian's Wall between Wallsend on the east coast and Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast, past the towns of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle .
Hadrian's Wall Path opened on May 23, 2003 and is exactly 84 miles or 135 km long. Around 300 stiles, gates and bridges have to be crossed along the way. The highest point along the way is Winshield's Crags at 345 meters above sea level .
Hadrian's Wall, in Latin Vallum Hadriani , is considered the most important piece of Roman history in Great Britain. The border wall, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987 , is a silent witness to the almost 2000 year old history of northern England.
landscape
A special characteristic of Hadrian's Wall Path is its scenic diversity. Floodplains and valleys alternate with extensive hills and mountain ranges. The foothills of the Pennines also have to be crossed. The mountain range, which stretches from the Cheviot Hills on the southern border of Scotland to the plains of the Midlands in England, covers large parts of Northumberland with the national park of the same name and Cumbria along Hadrian's Wall . To the west, the long-distance hiking trail is bordered by the extensive marshland of the Solway Firth .
Stages
- 1st stage: Wallsend ( Segedunum ) - Newcastle-upon-Tyne ( Pons Aelius ) - Gateshead - Heddon-on-the-Wall ( Vindobala ) (24 km)
- Stage 2: Heddon-on-the-Wall - Corbridge - Corbridge Roman Site - Hexham - Chollerford ( Chesters Roman Bridge ) (25 km)
- 3rd stage: Chollerford - Chesters Roman Fort ( Cilurnum ) - Carrawburgh Roman Fort ( Brocolitia ) - Housesteads Roman Fort ( Vercovicium ) - Twice Brewed - National Park Visitor Center - Vindolanda Roman Fort - Haltwhistle ( Aesica ) (19 km)
- 4th stage: Steel Rigg - Walltown - Roman Army Museum ( Magnis ) - Greenhead - Gilsland - Birdoswald Roman Fort - Lanercost Priory - Brampton (26 km)
- 5th stage: Walton - Crosby-on-Eden - Carlisle / Stanwix ( Uxelodunum ) (18 km)
- 6th stage: Carlisle ( Luguvalium ) - Burgh by Sands ( Aballava ) - Solway Firth ( Congavata ) - Port Carlisle - Bowness-on-Solway ( Maia ) (24 km)
literature
- Ulrike Katrin Peters, Karsten-Thilo Raab: Hadrian's Wall Path , Conrad Stein Verlag, Welver 2006, ISBN 978-3-86686-174-9
- Henry Stedman: Hadrian's Wall Path: Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway (British Walking Guide Hadrian's Wall Path Wallsend to Bowness-On-Solway) , Trailblazer, 2011, ISBN 978-1-905864-37-9
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ National Trails website , accessed March 25, 2017