Hadrian's Wall Coast to Coast walk.....

[3595wilk]

Any one done the walk from west to east?

I'm thinking of doing it next spring. I've done bits years ago and always promised myself I'd do the whole thing.....plus it's a chance to see if appeals.....as have a hankering of doing the Santiago De Compostela before I keel over.....

And while the weather will be different, it should give me a feel for longer distance walks.

It would be good to read about any experiences or recommendations

TIA.

 

[reiver]

I live on the wall and see loads of walkers doing it . West to east would be my preferred option. As there isn’t much to see from Bowness /port Carlisle very flat in comparison to the middle until you reach Walton or the Banks area . You also have the wind at your back normally.
Once you reach the Banks Lanercost the ground is more hilly with great views of the wall and the Irthing valley.
Not many shops / pubs along the wall fyi so best stock up with water etc when you can .
Check out the old vicarage at Walton . It is a brewery and b&b and there’s a couple of camping barns nr it as well .
Once past the banks your in to Gilsland which is in both Cumbria/Northumberland You cross the pennies Then your hitting the harder parts of the wall from Greenhead up to Waltown crags and then along to sycamore gap and vindolander . And along to Chollerford and then along the Tyne valley to Newcastle
There are quite a few baggage companies to carry you other gear between stops if you want as well .
Pm me if you want to ask anything?

Bob

 

[3595wilk]

I live on the wall and see loads of walkers doing it . West to east would be my preferred option. As there isn’t much to see from Bowness /port Carlisle very flat in comparison to the middle until you reach Walton or the Banks area . You also have the wind at your back normally.
Once you reach the Banks Lanercost the ground is more hilly with great views of the wall and the Irthing valley.
Not many shops / pubs along the wall fyi so best stock up with water etc when you can .
Check out the old vicarage at Walton . It is a brewery and b&b and there’s a couple of camping barns nr it as well .
Once past the banks your in to Gilsland which is in both Cumbria/Northumberland You cross the pennies Then your hitting the harder parts of the wall from Greenhead up to Waltown crags and then along to sycamore gap and vindolander . And along to Chollerford and then along the Tyne valley to Newcastle
There are quite a few baggage companies to carry you other gear between stops if you want as well .
Pm me if you want to ask anything?

Bob

Cheers Bob, thanks - that's really good of you - I will drop you a line.

I'll probably start off east as can visit family both ends.... My sister lives in D&G so can blag a lift off her...and my mam still lives outside Durham so can get a Metro from Wallsend to Newcastle Central then a fast one to Durham. I can then get a train back to Oxford direct.

Been looking at those deals where they take your bags to the next B&B......cracking idea!

 

[Buchan]

Cheers Bob, thanks - that's really good of you - I will drop you a line.

I'll probably start off east as can visit family both ends.... My sister lives in D&G so can blag a lift off her...and my mam still lives outside Durham so can get a Metro from Wallsend to Newcastle Central then a fast one to Durham. I can then get a train back to Oxford direct.

Been looking at those deals where they take your bags to the next B&B......cracking idea!

Agree that the section to Carlisle isn’t great. It’s a fabulous walk, west east wind is behind you!

 

[sh1kar]

Any one done the walk from west to east?

I'm thinking of doing it next spring. I've done bits years ago and always promised myself I'd do the whole thing.....plus it's a chance to see if appeals.....as have a hankering of doing the Santiago De Compostela before I keel over.....

And while the weather will be different, it should give me a feel for longer distance walks.

It would be good to read about any experiences or recommendations

TIA.

A PH I hunt with in Moz has done it barefoot

 

[Stalker62]

A PH I hunt with in Moz has done it barefoot

 

[sh1kar]

 

[Rhodesianjess]

@sh1kar best explained to people here that a barefoot African has 1 to 1 1/2 inch thick welt attached to the sole of their foot

 

[Mountain Bug]

Is it still called Sycamore Gap?
Maybe the SD could come up with something new and improved?

We have a local feature (twin spires)that for a century was called "Maggie's Tits". Then a developer bought the land and renamed his development "Little Twins"
I don't know who Maggie was nor does anyone living but for 100 years her breasts lived in infamy.

Scott

 

[Rhodesianjess]

Is it still called Sycamore Gap?
Maybe the SD could come up with something new and improved?

We have a local feature (twin spires)that for a century was called "Maggie's Tits". Then a developer bought the land and renamed his development "Little Twins"
I don't know who Maggie was nor does anyone living but for 100 years her breasts lived in infamy.

Scott

I worked on an estate with a wood named Lovers Surprised, even on the estate map.
Boss told me his father was showing his mother around the then newly planted wood and they stumbled upon a couple in a compromising position. They decided on the name then and there, it's still there to this day some 70 years later

 

[sh1kar]

@sh1kar best explained to people here that a barefoot African has 1 to 1 1/2 inch thick welt attached to the sole of their foot

Hah - White Zim - Hunts in flip flops frequently

 

[Frank Homes]

A PH I hunt with in Moz has done it barefoot

I know he has done the Camino way twice, both times in flip flops, didn't know he'd done the Hadrian's Wall one.

 

[sh1kar]

I know he has done the Camino way twice, both times in flip flops, didn't know he'd done the Hadrian's Wall one.

I emboldened Camino in the quote!

 

[opticron1]

Any one done the walk from west to east?

I'm thinking of doing it next spring. I've done bits years ago and always promised myself I'd do the whole thing.....plus it's a chance to see if appeals.....as have a hankering of doing the Santiago De Compostela before I keel over.....

And while the weather will be different, it should give me a feel for longer distance walks.

It would be good to read about any experiences or recommendations

TIA.

Just as a bit of an aside.....if the book Hadrian's Wall Path y Anthony Burton might be any use, just let me know and I'll post it off to you - lots of info and helpful tips.
Even more of an aside..... If you want a bit more of a scenic walk try the West Highland Way, train stations at the start and the finish and some stunning scenery.
With both, do take the option of getting your gear "portered" - best thing we've ever done on long distance trails! Carry a day sack with essentials and enjoy the walk!