Hadrians Wall Path - Walking in England

An overview of walking the Hadrian's Wall Path in Cumbria and Northumberland, England part of the walking on the web guide to walking in Europe

Hadrian's Wall Path 130km / 81 miles Linear Walk

part of the Walking on the Web guide to walking in England

Start Bowness on Solway, Cumbria NY225628

Finish Wallsend, Tyne & Wear NZ304660

Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 314, 315, 316 & OL43

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The new National Trail opened in May 2003. From Bowness on Solway to the Roman Fort of Segedunum at Wallsend the walk follows the line of Hadrian's Wall, A World Heritage Site.

To start from west to east you have to get to Bowness on Solway. At most times of the year it's not a problem but beware. There are many signs between Burgh by Sands and Bowness that indicate the potential dangers of tidal flooding! Don't worry the signs are very informative giving you approx depths of water along the route!

So get some dutch courage in the Kings Arms in Bowness, go to the WC next door and off you go. As its a new route the waymarks are excellent, there are lots of people doing it and it's flat. Before you do set off however make sure you take in the view over the marshes out into the Solway Firth.

From Bowness the route heads over fields past the Duck Inn campsite where it joins a hardcore farm track to Glasson before turning back to the coast at Drumburgh where it meets the Cumbria Coastal Path to follow the road along the edge of Burgh Marsh to Dykesfield and Burgh by Sands beyond. An embankment runs along the land side of the road should you get taught out by the tide.

The Greyhound Inn in Burgh by Sands does food if you're hungrey already. From Burgh fork left across fields to join a track into Beaumont a compact village on the banks of the River Eden. The river is followed to Kirkandrews on Eden where another series of fields is crossed before rejoining the river to enter Carlisle.