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. This full-colour guidebook contains a wealth of information on the history of the Wall, and a range of practical information for walkers, from accommodation and itinerary planning, to details on public transport and refreshments.Ī separate map booklet of 1:25,000 scale OS maps shows the full route.Ĭlear step-by-step route descriptions in the guide are illustrated by 1:100,000 OS map extracts. The route is described both west to east and east to west, and the guidebook also features extensions to Maryport on the far west coast of Cumbria and to South Shields on the east coast. It is suitable for beginners, although a reasonable level of fitness is required if doing it as a multi-day walk. The trail is presented here in 10 stages, with suggestions for five and eight-day itineraries.

One of the UK's most visited National Trails, it runs the length of the Roman Wall from Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria to Wallsend, Newcastle. Guidebook and map booklet to walking the 84-mile Hadrians Wall Path National Trail along the Roman Wall from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, Newcastle. The trail breaks conveniently at Penrith and the two guidebooks for each part of the trail (Ravenglass to Penrith, and Penrith to Bardon Mill) are available to order from the website below, and from Tourist Information Centres and all good book shops.The essential guidebook to walking the 84-mile Hadrian's Wall Path. The trail stretches for just over 100 miles through the constantly changing, thoroughly absorbing, and spellbindingly beautiful landscape of the Lake District, Cumbria and Northumberland. This is a real journey of discovery, linking ten forts, each in turn vital connections underpinning life on the Wall. There is no better way to view fell country than to follow the Roman road east from the port at Ravenglass, the maritime link with the Roman Empire, passing through wild mountains to ultimately trace the frontier along the Great Whin Sill where the Wall sits proud upon a striking escarpment within Northumberland National Park. The trail takes a dynamic, new look at the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire and embraces the majestic landscape through which the garrisons marched for 300 years. Hadrian's High Way is a 102 mile trail devised, written and illustrated by acclaimed outdoor writer Mark Richards. Hadrians Wall Path: National Trail: Described west-east and east-west 3rd Edition is written by Mark Richards and published by Cicerone Press.

Hadrian's Wall Path by Mark Richards