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Guidebook and integral map booklet to walking the 84-mile Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail along the Roman Wall from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, Newcastle. The trail typically takes a week to walk, and is suitable for beginners as well as walkers with greater experience. The route is described in both directions, and Walking Hadrian's Wall Path also features extensions to Maryport on Cumbria's far west coast and South Shields in the east. Clear step-by-step route descriptions are illustrated by 1:100,000 OS map extracts. Walking Hadrian's Wall Path comes with a convenient map booklet of 1:25,000 scale OS maps showing the full route. The route description links together with the map booklet at each stage along the way, and the compact format is conveniently sized for slipping into a jacket pocket or the top of a rucksack. (Note: the map booklet can also be purchased separately.) A wealth of information on the history of the Wall is included, as well as a wide range of practical information for walkers, from accommodation and itinerary planning, to details on public transport and refreshments.
Introduction
Hadrian’s Wall: inspired and inspiring
From national border to 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 Coast
Maryport to Bowness-on-Solway
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 10A Newcastle Quayside to Segedunum
Stage 10B Segedunum to South Shields
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Stamping stations
Appendix C Accommodation stage-by-stage
Appendix D Walking links to the Path from nearby railway stations
Appendix E Bus and taxi services
Appendix F Useful contacts
Appendix G Further reading
In 1980 Mark Richards began his three-part guide to the Peak District for Cicerone Press, and in 1987, with Chris Wright, wrote a guide to walking around the former county of Westmorland. He now lives in Cumbria and, after 14 years' dedicated research, has completed his series of Lakeland Fellranger guides covering the entire region.
