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Peel Gap – Sycamore Gap loop from Vindolanda Fort

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Peel Gap – Sycamore Gap loop from Vindolanda Fort

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Peel Gap – Sycamore Gap loop from Vindolanda Fort

03:06

10.8km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 7, 2026

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Northumberland National Park

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51 m

The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre

Highlight • Structure

The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre is a modern visitor center. It is designed to inspire and connect people of all ages with the landscape, heritage, and nature of Northern …

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796 m

Peel Gap

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Can get a bit boggy so choose footwear wisely

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1.12 km

Sycamore Gap

Highlight • Natural Monument

a real shame that the tree is gone. but all is not lost, the stump whats left is actually starting to grow shoots. so maybe in the next decade or so the icon can maybe be restored

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1.62 km

Milecastle 40 (Winshields)

Archaeological Site

3.28 km

Caw Gap and Turret 41A on Hadrian's Wall

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This is beautiful Caw Gap where Turret 41A is located. It was unearthed by exploratory excavation in 1912. It had a doorway on the east side of the south wall. …

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4.89 km

Cawfields Milecastle 42, Hadrian's Wall

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Milecastle 42 is one of the forts built on Hadrian's Wall during the Roman era. These milecastles placed in intervals of about a Roman mile on the wall. This one is on a well preserved section of the historic monument.

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5.27 km

Cawfields Quarry: Lake and Visitor Facilities

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Cawfields Quarry is a former quarry located directly on Hadrian's Wall near Haltwhistle. Constructed in the early 20th century, the quarry cut through the Roman wall, exposing the underlying dolerite …

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10.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.14 km

1.48 km

878 m

291 m

Surfaces

8.50 km

1.49 km

633 m

177 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Sunday 24 May

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Peel Gap – Sycamore Gap loop from Vindolanda Fort

The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre

Peel Gap

Sycamore Gap

Sunset over Hadrian’s Wall

Caw Gap and Turret 41A on Hadrian's Wall

Cawfields Milecastle 42, Hadrian's Wall

Cawfields Quarry: Lake and Visitor Facilities

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