Steel Rigg and Hadrian's Wall – Sycamore Gap (Robin Hood Tree) loop from Melkridge

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Haltwhistle

Steel Rigg and Hadrian's Wall – Sycamore Gap (Robin Hood Tree) loop from Melkridge

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Steel Rigg and Hadrian's Wall – Sycamore Gap (Robin Hood Tree) loop from Melkridge

03:40

12.9km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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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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Cawfields Milecastle 42, Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Historical Site

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Caw Gap and Turret 41A on Hadrian's Wall

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Milecastle 41

Archaeological Site

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Steel Rigg and Hadrian's Wall

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Steel Rigg is one of the most beautiful viewpoints along the high, central part of Hadrian's Wall.

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Sycamore Gap and Hadrian's Wall

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"The Hadrian's Wall was a Roman frontier fortification system of the British Limes, which was between Newcastle and Solway Firth, near the present-day border between Scotland and England in the …

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Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) on Hadrian's Wall

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Sycamore Gap (Robin Hood Tree)

Highlight • Natural Monument

As of September 27th 2023 we are shocked and desperately saddened to learn that the famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall has been felled overnight in what appears to …

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