Hadrian's Wall
Description
- Name Hadrian's Wall
- Length of trail 135 km, 84 miles
- Length in days 7 days
- Traildino grading EW, Easy walk, nature trail
84 miles, 135 km, 7 days
National Trail
This National Trail runs close to the defence wall built by Roman emporer Hadrian in the second century AD. Although the path is not very difficult, due to its distance from populated areas, careful planning in advance is necessary. The remoteness of Northumberland and the relative flatness of the walk with its great views, give it a special flavour and make it a popular walk.
Opinions

- Daniel Maes May 2018
- Rate 9
- Positive Breathtaking views. Loneliness. Sheep. Nice people all along. Cultural Heritage (Roman)
- Negative Accommodation a bit off the route on certain parts. Should have considered camping...?

- Oranginas, long distance hiking trails Europe September 2015
- Rate 8
- Positive the views are breath-taking; the historical sights are numerous (there's history every step of the way) and the trail is very well marked
- Negative the weather

- Bill
- Rate 7
- Positive The historical information was very good and the trail is well serviced by B&B/Baggage transfer/transport.
- Negative Very boggy section between Carraw and Sewingshields Crags which requires the walker to meander a bit to cross a lot of pools of standing water.

- Aaron Barnes August 2005
- Rate 8
- Positive Historical aspect - make sure that time is set aside to visit the Forts and Museums along the route, especially Vindolanda. Central section (and best preserved section of wall) is one of the finest day walks in the country. Passport system in place in which you can gain stamps for a completion certificate. Great walk through Newcastle City Centre also.
- Negative Difficult to say - at times, sections can be a little tedious - long straight path right next to a road. Section from Carlisle to Bowness-on-Solway has to be carefully planned to link in with public transport - you may find yourself racing the bus to get to the finish on time!
Map
Hike Reports

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Hiking trails Europe Hadrian's Wall Walk
- Oranginas, long distance hiking trails Europe September 2015

Links
Facts
- Hadrian's Wall Country
All about Hadrian's Wall.
- Hadrian's Wall Path - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Hadrian's Wall Path: An Alternative Guide to Planning a Trek
Another home page of the trail with some good advice.
- Home - Hadrian's Wall Path - National Trails
National Trails page
- Hadrian's Wall National Trail
Some info by Walking Pages.
- Hadrian's Wall Path
Another introduction of the path.
- Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail - LDWA Long Distance Paths
- Hikeview Hadrian's Wall
Guide to planning a walk along the Hadrian's Wall path, including a standard breakdown of the walk with distance and walking time estimates. With detailed map of trail delineated in 2 mile segments
- Ramblers | H | Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail
Reports
- www.hadrianswall2008.com
Good trail report by Doug Nellis, who did the trail in 2008 with his tent and sleeping bag.
- A Walk along Hadrian's Wall Path
Picture report by Pete Donaghy.
- Beaker's 2008 Hadrian's Wall path Journal
Trip report on trailjournals.com.
- Hadrian's wall National trail video
Video of walk along Hadrian's wall national trail.
- Hadrians Wall - May 2008
Pete Locky on his website: "Highly recommended! Very interesting walk."
- Hiking Hadrian's wall
Short impression of a walk in 2009
- Hiking trails Europe Hadrian's Wall Walk
The trail is recommended for people who love the combination of archaeology, learn the history and exercising outdoors.
- Rambling Pete's Hadrian's Wall Path Journal
Rambling Pete starts with a picture of a lonely tree protected as it seems by neighbouring hills. He adds a map to it as well. His journal of Hadrian's Wall trail spans eight days.
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
- Hike along Hadrian's Wall
Step back in history and hike along Hadrian's Wall. Witness the might of the Roman Empire and get a feel for whta life was like back then.
GPS
Other
Books

United Kingdom
2015
- The National Trails
- 19 Long-Distance Routes through England, Scotland and Wales Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Netherlands
2015
- Wandelgids the National Trails - Great British Walks - Engeland, Wales en Schotland | Cicerone
- This inspirational guidebook looks at each of the UK's 19 National Trails, with information that allows ease of comparison and contrast, inspiring you to find out more and to take up a long-distance challenge. Some Trails are short and easy, others much longer, many have strong themes - they may follow a coastline, or traverse ranges of hills. Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2018
- Walking in Northumberland
- 36 walks throughout the national park - coast, Cheviots, Hadrian's Wall and Pennines Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2018
- Walking in Northumberland: 36 walks throughout the national park - coast, Cheviots, Hadrian`s Wall and Pennines
- The book comprises 36 short walking routes between 4 and 14 miles in Northumberland, England`s most sparsely populated county. Ranging from easy ambles and gentle woodland trails to long days on the hills, there is something for all types of walker - and all types of weather. Taking in the beautiful coast with its immense, empty beaches and... Read more

Netherlands
2018
- Wandelgids Walking in Northumberland | Cicerone
- Guidebook to walking in Northumberland. 36 graded walks of 4 to 14 miles, from the beautiful coast with its immense, empty beaches and dramatic, crag-top castles to the remote hills of the Cheviots and Pennines. Includes Hadrian's Wall, Lindisfarne Priory, Kielder, Berwick, Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh Castles and more. Read more

United Kingdom
- Hadrian's Wall Path
- Easy-to-use folding map and essential information, with custom itinerary planning for walkers, trekkers, fastpackers and trail runners Read more

United Kingdom
- Nevermind the Quantocks
- `Every one of us knows the moment when the simple act of putting one foot in front of another stops being a method of propulsion and becomes an adventure.` In this hilarious and heart-warming collection of essays, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie reflects on a life spent exploring the British countryside on foot. From the splendour of the... Read more

Netherlands
- The Palladian Way
- The Palladian Way is the brainchild of Cotswold walker Guy Vowles. It was born out of a previous idea for a long distance walk between Oxford and Bath but was extended northwards to Buckingham where the author was educated nearby. The realization that there was a Palladian bridge at Prior Park outside Bath to match the one at Stowe suggested a... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- The Palladian Way
- The Palladian Way is the brainchild of Cotswold walker Guy Vowles. It was born out of a previous idea for a long distance walk between Oxford and Bath but was extended northwards to Buckingham where the author was educated nearby. The realization that there was a Palladian bridge at Prior Park outside Bath to match the one at Stowe suggested a... Read more

United Kingdom
2016
- St Oswald's Way and St Cuthbert's Way
- With the Northumberland Coast Path Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Netherlands
2016
- St Oswald's Way and St Cuthbert's Way
- This guide describes two long-distance trails through the unspoilt scenery of Northumberland and the Borders. St Oswald's Way begins at Heavenfield and its 97 miles take in rolling farmland and the Simonside Hills before reaching the vast sandy beaches of the coast. The 62 mile St Cuthbert's Way begins at Melrose and crosses the rugged crags... Read more

Belgium
2016
- St Oswald's Way and St Cuthbert's Way
- This guide describes two long-distance trails through the unspoilt scenery of Northumberland and the Borders. St Oswald's Way begins at Heavenfield and its 97 miles take in rolling farmland and the Simonside Hills before reaching the vast sandy beaches of the coast. The 62 mile St Cuthbert's Way begins at Melrose and crosses the rugged crags... Read more

Netherlands
2016
- Wandelgids St Oswald's Way and St Cuthbert's Way | Cicerone
- This guidebook describes two long-distance trails through Northumberland and the Borders. St Oswald's Way runs 97 miles from Heavenfield near Hadrian's Wall. St Cuthbert's Way is 62 miles from Melrose. Both routes pass through Northumberland National Park and follow part of the Northumberland Coast Path to meet at Holy Island. Read more

Netherlands
- Best Walks in Northumberland
- From the beautiful sandy beaches in the north to the rugged and historic landscapes of Hadrian's Wall, through the lonely Cheviot and the lush inland valleys of the Allens and the Derwent, Northumberland remains one of the least known, but most rewarding of British counties. This selection of walks ranges from easy strolls in Berwick and on... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- Best Walks in Northumberland
- From the beautiful sandy beaches in the north to the rugged and historic landscapes of Hadrian's Wall, through the lonely Cheviot and the lush inland valleys of the Allens and the Derwent, Northumberland remains one of the least known, but most rewarding of British counties. This selection of walks ranges from easy strolls in Berwick and on... Read more

Netherlands
- A Pennine Journey
- In September 1938 A. Wainwright made a solitary walk through the Pennines. The following year he wrote up an account of this walk, which was eventually published as A Pennine Journey in 1986. This pictorial guide, written by members of the Wainwright Society, is a re-creation of his walk adapted for today's roads and rights-of-way, taking a... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- A Pennine Journey
- In September 1938 A. Wainwright made a solitary walk through the Pennines. The following year he wrote up an account of this walk, which was eventually published as A Pennine Journey in 1986. This pictorial guide, written by members of the Wainwright Society, is a re-creation of his walk adapted for today's roads and rights-of-way, taking a... Read more

Netherlands
2014
- Hadrian's Wall Path
- Hadrian s Wall Path, 84 miles from end to end, follows the course of northern Europe s largest surviving Roman monument, a 2nd-century fortification built in the border country between England and Scotland on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian in AD122.Opened in 2003, the path crosses the beautiful border country between England and... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
2014
- Hadrian's Wall Path
- Hadrian s Wall Path, 84 miles from end to end, follows the course of northern Europe s largest surviving Roman monument, a 2nd-century fortification built in the border country between England and Scotland on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian in AD122.Opened in 2003, the path crosses the beautiful border country between England and... Read more

United Kingdom
2017
- Hadrian`s Wall Path: Wallsend (Newcastle) to Bowness-on-Solway
- All-in-one guide to walking Hadrian`s Wall Path National Trail. The walking guide includes: 59 large-scale walking maps, 8 town plans, 6 stage maps and 1 overview map; reviews of places to stay - pubs, hotels, B&Bs, hostels, bunkhouses, campsites, and places to eat, attractions along the way, history, and detailed public transport information... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium

Netherlands
2017
- Hadrian's Wall Path (Trailblazer British Walking Guide)
- All-in-one guide to walking Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail. Hadrian's Wall Path, 84 miles from end to end, follows the course of northern Europe's largest surviving Roman monument, a 2nd-century fortification built - in the border country between England and Scotland - on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian in AD122. Opened in 2003, the path... Read more

Belgium
2017
- Hadrian's Wall Path (Trailblazer British Walking Guide)
- All-in-one guide to walking Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail. Hadrian's Wall Path, 84 miles from end to end, follows the course of northern Europe's largest surviving Roman monument, a 2nd-century fortification built - in the border country between England and Scotland - on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian in AD122. Opened in 2003, the path... Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium

United Kingdom
- Northumberland & the Scottish Borders: 2016
- Pathfinder(R) Northumberland and the Scottish Borders covering Blanchland, Melrose and Hartside. This selection offers interest, regional variety and balance of routes in Northumberland the the Scottish Borders providing the best walks in the area. From an easy stroll through Doddington Moor to the much more challenging walks in Windy Gyle this... Read more

Netherlands
- Northumberland & the Scottish Borders
- Pathfinder(R) Northumberland and the Scottish Borders covering Blanchland, Melrose and Hartside. This selection offers interest, regional variety and balance of routes in Northumberland the the Scottish Borders providing the best walks in the area. From an easy stroll through Doddington Moor to the much more challenging walks in Windy Gyle this... Read more

Belgium
- Northumberland & the Scottish Borders
- Pathfinder(R) Northumberland and the Scottish Borders covering Blanchland, Melrose and Hartside. This selection offers interest, regional variety and balance of routes in Northumberland the the Scottish Borders providing the best walks in the area. From an easy stroll through Doddington Moor to the much more challenging walks in Windy Gyle this... Read more
Maps

United Kingdom
- Hadrians Wall XT40
- Een bijzonder handige kaart van dit lange-afstands-wandelpad. Op waterafstotend papier met veel details. Het enige dat je eigenlijk een beetje mist is een overzicht. Verder uitstekend en voldoende voor de route. Compact and light - the map itself weighs just 60gms - a third of the weight of a laminated map, and much less bulky. And you can fold... Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
- Hadrian`s Wall Path Harvey National Trail XT40
- Hadrian’s Wall Path, a 135km / 84 mile national trail between Bowness-on-Solway and Wallsend on Tyne which for the greater part of its course shadows the historic line of the Roman wall, presented at 1:40,000 on a map from Harvey Map Services. The route is shown on seven panels, with enlargements for important sections with archaeological... Read more

Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Hadrian's Wall | Harvey Maps
- Een bijzonder handige kaart van dit lange-afstands-wandelpad. Op waterafstotend papier met veel details. Het enige dat je eigenlijk een beetje mist is een overzicht. Verder uitstekend en voldoende voor de route. Compact and light - the map itself weighs just 60gms - a third of the weight of a laminated map, and much less bulky. And you can fold... Read more

United Kingdom
2015
- Hadrian's Wall Path Map Booklet
- 1:25,000 OS Route Mapping Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium

United Kingdom
2015
- Hadrian`s Wall Path Cicerone Map Booklet
- Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail on mapping at 1:25,000 from the Ordnance Survey’s Explorer series in a pocket-size booklet from Cicerone Press. The 135km / 84 mile trail from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, with an extension to South Shields, is presented with a route profile, plus summaries of distance and approximate walking time for each... Read more

Netherlands
2015
- Hadrian's Wall Path Map Booklet
- All the mapping you need to complete the 84 mile (135km) Hadrian's Wall Path from Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria to Wallsend, Newcastle. One of the UK's most visited national trails, it typically takes a week to walk, and is suitable for walkers and trekkers at all levels of experience. This booklet of Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer maps has... Read more

Belgium
2015
- Hadrian's Wall Path Map Booklet
- All the mapping you need to complete the 84 mile (135km) Hadrian's Wall Path from Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria to Wallsend, Newcastle. One of the UK's most visited national trails, it typically takes a week to walk, and is suitable for walkers and trekkers at all levels of experience. This booklet of Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer maps has... Read more

United Kingdom
2019
- Hadrian's Wall Path
- Hadrian's Wall Path, a 138km / 86 mile long trail from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend along the remains of the Roman walls and forts, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:100,000. The 64-page guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, and includes... Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2019
- Hadrian`s Wall Path
- Hadrian`s Wall Path, a 138km / 86 mile long trail from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend along the remains of the Roman walls and forts, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:100,000. The 64-page guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, and includes... Read more

Netherlands
2019
- Hadrian's Wall Path
- ?Hadrians Wall Path runs for 86 miles from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend along the line of the Roman Wall completed in AD122 under the Emperor Hadrian. This National Trail crosses northern England from Irish Sea to North Sea and offers many chances to look at the forts, milecastles and interpretation centers within this UNESCO World Heritage... Read more

Belgium
2019
- Hadrian's Wall Path
- ?Hadrians Wall Path runs for 86 miles from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend along the line of the Roman Wall completed in AD122 under the Emperor Hadrian. This National Trail crosses northern England from Irish Sea to North Sea and offers many chances to look at the forts, milecastles and interpretation centers within this UNESCO World Heritage... Read more

Netherlands
2019
- Wandelgids Hadrian's Wall path | Rucksack Readers
- Hadrian's Wall Path, a 138km / 86 mile long trail from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend along the remains of the Roman walls and forts, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:100,000. The 64-page guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, and includes... Read more

United Kingdom
2014
- Hadrian`s Wall Archaeological Map
- Hadrian’s Wall and the nearby archaeological Roman remains on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from the English Heritage with the base map from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer series.The map presents in six panels the whole course of the wall including its sections across the present day Newcastle, plus the adjoining area along... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Netherlands
2014
- Historische Kaart An Archaeological Map of Hadrian's Wall | English Heritage
- Hadrian’s Wall and the nearby archaeological Roman remains on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant map from the English Heritage with the base map from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer series.The map presents in six panels the whole course of the wall including its sections across the present day Newcastle, plus the adjoining area along... Read more
Walking holidays
Netherlands
- Groot-Brittannië - Northumberland
- Overnacht in Nether Grange, een voormalig graanpakhuis met uitzicht op de Noordzee en prachtig zandstrand, fraai gelegen in het centrum van het historische kustplaatsje Alnmouth. Wandel over klif- en kustpaden langs de Northumberland Heritage Coast, een Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, of in het Northumberland National Park, een zacht en... Read more