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Northumberland: Hadrian’s Wall, Housesteads Crags and Housesteads Fort – Walks in England’s National Parks

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Northumberland: Hadrian’s Wall, Housesteads Crags and Housesteads Fort – Walks in England’s National Parks

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4.8

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Northumberland: Hadrian’s Wall, Housesteads Crags and Housesteads Fort – Walks in England’s National Parks

03:33

13.0km

190m

Hiking

Northumberland offers the peace and quiet you’d expect from a vast, rugged borderland, its trails often feeling like a far cry from some of our national parks’ honeypot sites. The national park encompasses arguably the finest sections of Hadrian’s Wall country, the Kielder Forest region and the Simonside and Cheviot…

Last updated: June 10, 2024

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104 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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918 m

Steel Rigg and Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the most iconic features in the Northumbrian landscape, the cliff face of Steel Rigg shows how the Romans incorporated the natural landscape into their defences against the barbarians.

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1.69 km

Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) on Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Historical Site

Milecastle 39, known as Castle Nick, is nestled between Highshield Crags and Peel Crags. With views to the north and south, it survives well. The milecastle appears to have been occupied until the late 4th century.

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1.87 km

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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5.23 km

Housesteads Roman Fort

Highlight • Monument

Housesteads is the most complete Roman fort that survives in Britain. Set high on a dramatic escarpment on Hadrian's Wall, there are spectacular panoramic views from this point. As the …

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10.5 km

View of Sycamore Gap

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Great for a photo

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13.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.77 km

3.61 km

2.17 km

393 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.73 km

4.37 km

1.16 km

550 m

194 m

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Tuesday 5 May

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Trail Reviews

Chris

March 29, 2024, Hadrian’s Wall: Steel Rigg, Sycamore Gap, Housesteads Roman Fort loop

Quite boggy at times after Kings Hill, safe to say I got covered in mud 😆 Defo need your boots on for this one as the ground is saturated.

Northumberland: Hadrian’s Wall, Housesteads Crags and Housesteads Fort – Walks in England’s National Parks

The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre

Steel Rigg and Hadrian's Wall

Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) on Hadrian's Wall

Sycamore Gap (Robin Hood Tree)

Housesteads Roman Fort

View of Sycamore Gap

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