Trekking the Hadrian's Wall Path: Two-Way Trekking Guide: Real OS 1:25k Maps Inside

by Andrew Mccluggage

Overview

The definitive two-way guide to the Hadrian's Wall Path: both eastbound and westbound routes are described in full

Real Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps inside.

14 different itineraries: schedules of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 days for walkers and runners. Includes both northbound and southbound itineraries. Difficult calculations of time, distance and altitude gain are done for you.

Also includes:
• Extraordinary detail on the history and construction of Hadrian's Wall
• Section on the unmissable forts of Hadrian's Wall
• Detailed information on equipment and travelling light
• Everything the trekker needs to know: route, costs, difficulty, weather, travel, and more
• Full accommodation listings: the best inns, B&Bs and hotels

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912933075
Publisher:	Knife Edge Outdoor
Publication date:	05/15/2021
Series:	The Great Treks of England , #1
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	4.75(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Andrew McCluggage is an outdoor writer/photographer. He is from Ireland and has been a keen mountain walker all his life. He has been trekking in the Alps for over two decades. He lives for part of the year in the French Alps and his first book was Walking in the Briançonnais, France. Since then, he has written are variety of guidebooks including Tour du Mont Blanc, Walker's Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt, the Dolomites AV1, Hiking Northern Ireland, Hiking Chamonix and Walking Brittany. He was a corporate lawyer for 20 years and was a partner at an international law firm. He is based in Belfast.

Table of Contents

Getting Help 1

Introduction 3

How hard is the HWP? 5

Direction and start/finish points 5

Hiking shorter sections of the HWP 6

Guided tours, self-guided tours or independent walking? 6

When to go 8

Using this book 10

Itinerary Planner 12

Suggested Itineraries: East to West 14

Suggested Itineraries: West to East 17

Accommodation 20

Camping 22

Accommodation Listings 24

Facilities 34

Food 37

Getting to/from Newcastle & Carlisle 38

Travel to/from Trail-heads 39

Public Transport along Hadrian's Wall 45

On the Trail 47

Costs & budgeting 47

Weather 47

Maps 48

Paths and waymarking 48

Water 49

Storing bags 49

Baggage transfer 49

Fuel for camping stoves 50

HWP Passport Scheme 50

Helping to protect HW 51

English Heritage/National Trust 51

Equipment 52

Safety 58

General Information 59

Wildlife 60

Plants and Flowers 61

Hadrian's Wall 62

Construction 62

Milecastles 63

Turrets 63

The Ditch 64

Forts 64

The Vallum 64

The Cumbrian Coast 65

Why was Hadrian's Wall built? 65

Who was Hadrian? 65

The Romans in Britain 66

Invasion 66

Expansion & retreat 66

The building of Hadrian's Wall 67

The Antonine Wall 68

Re-occupation of Hadrian's Wall 68

The 3rd and 4th centuries 68

The decline of the Roman Empire 69

What happened to Hadrian's Wall after the Romans? 71

Preservation of Hadrian's Wall 72

John Clayton 72

20th century threats 73

The Birleys 73

The Unmissable Forts of Hadrian's Wall 74

Wallsend Roman Fort (Stage la) 74

Chesters Roman Fort (Stage 3a) 75

Housesteads Roman Fort (Stage 3d/3e) 76

Vindolanda Roman Fort (Stage 3e/4a: off-route) 77

Birdoswald Roman Fort (Stage 4d) 78

Further Reading 79

Route Descriptions 81

Section 1 Wallsend/Heddon-on-the-Wall 82

Stage 1 a Wailsend/Newcastle Swing Bridge 86

Stage 1 b Newcastle Swing Bridge/Newbum 88

Stage 1 c Newburn/Heddon-on-the-Wall 90

Section 2 Heddon-on-the-Wall/Chollerford 92

Stage 2a Heddon-on-the-Wall/Ironsign 96

Stage 2b Ironsign/Robin Hood Inn 96

Stage 2c Robin Hood Inn/Halton Red House 98

Stage 2d Halton Red House/Wall exit 100

Stage 2e Wall exit/Chollerford 100

Section 3 Chollerford/Steel Rigg 106

Stage 3a Chollerford/Green Carts Farm exit 110

Stage 3b Green Carts Farm exit/Carraw B&B 110

Stage 3c Carraw B&B/Grindon exit 114

Stage 3d Grindon exit/Housesteads Fort 114

Stage 3e Housesteads Fort/Steel Rigg 116

Section 4 Steel Rigg (Once Brewed)/Lanercost exit 120

Stage 4a Steel Rigg/Cawfields Quarry 124

Stage 4b Cawfields Quarry/Holmhead B&B 126

Stage 4c Holmhead/Gilsland 128

Stage 4d Gilsland/Banks 132

Stage 4e Banks/Lanercost exit 132

Section 5 Lanercost exit/Carlisle 134

Stage 5a Lanercost exit/Walton 138

Stage 5b Walton/Newtown 139

Stage 5c Newtown/Bleatarn Farm 140

Stage 5d Bleatarn Farm/Crosby Camping 141

Stage 5e Crosby Camping/Carlisle 142

Section 6 Carlisle/Bowness-on-Solway 144

Stage 6a Carlisle/Beaumont 148

Stage 6b Beaumont/Boustead Hill 150

Stage 6c Boustead Hill/Glasson 150

Stage 6d Glasson/Port Carlisle 152

Stage 6e Port Carlisle/Bowness-on-Solway 152

Editorial Reviews

"Andrew McCluggage achieves the perfect balance of providing sufficient information to plan and follow the various stages of the walk yet in an easily accessible format. I have a different guidebook for Hadrian's Wall Path but this is the one I will have in my pocket when I walk the wall."

"One of the best walking guides I have seen. I especially like the Itinerary planner which has 14 different suggested itineraries. It will make it very easy for me to plan my daily route."

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