Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail is an unbroken 84 mile signposted trail stretching from coast to coast, from Wallsend in the east to Bowness-on-solway in the west. Hadrian's Wall Path takes in the spectacular countryside of Northumberland and Cumbria making it an ideal place for day visits, short breaks or a week-long holiday.

Walking the whole Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail should take about six days, or longer if you want to take everything in.

Walking Advice

The walk is a mix of rural walking with sections of urban paths, sometimes surfaced, through Newcastle and Carlisle. West of Hexham, in Northumberland National Park, the Wall is high and exposed, and wet/warm weather clothing will be necessary for most of the year. Walking boots are recommended at all times except on purely urban sections of the walk, since conditions underfoot are often rough.

Remember that the Wall is a fragile and irreplaceable ancient monument. Please take great care to follow the Country Code and in particular bear in mind the following advice

• Avoid retracing your steps: start and finish your walk at different points, or follow a circular route.
• Use public transport wherever you can
• Avoid walking along the wall in the wet winter months when the ground is waterlogged and the risk of damage greatest
• Stick to public footpaths and permitted routes, as shown on the ground by coloured arrows, and never climb up or walk on the Wall itself.
• Keep dogs on a lead: this is compulsory on National Trust land.
  

The Trail is particularly vulnerable in the winter months. Please try to avoid walking it in large groups between November and Easter

Hadrians Wall Path Contacts

Hadrian's Wall National Trail Officer Countryside Agency Northeast Regional Office, Cross House, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4XX, tel 0191 269 1600 - www.nationaltrail.co.uk/hadrianswall

Hadrian's Wall Tourism Partnership 14b Gilesgate, Hexham NE46 3NJ, tel 01434 322002 - www.hadrians-wall.org

Hadrian's Wall Path Trust: trail user group, c/o National Trail Officer
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall Unit
Haltwhistle Partnership Westbourne House, Main Street, Haltwhistle NE49 0AZ. tel 01434 321242
www.haltwhistle.org