After running some very icey rapids on Sunday, decided to stick to bikes for a bit over the holidays till the weather improves 😯
Anyone biked along Hadrians Wall? Any good hostels, cheap accomodation around there and do you think its for the MTB bike only or the road bike?
Thanks,
I've walked sections of it as its just up the road from me. you can't actually (officially) ride any of the actual wall. and to be honest, you wouldn't want to. Hadrians way cycle-route (sustrans 72?) runs parrallel and is mainly on roads. But all the roads up there will need ice-tyres at the moment.
Yeah, I rode it a couple of years back, was great fun. As bandito mentions, the cycle route is the one to go for but you do still get to see much of the wall. There's a nice campsite outside of Wylam (can't remember the name) and the Boathouse pub in Wylam is great.
We wild camped the other night near to Vindolanda Fort (spooky), it only took 3 days relaxed riding, but this was in the Summer.
Do it!
It's not doing a good job of keeping the barbarians out though.
Dashed kind of the Romans to build it however.
It is the most boring pile of rubble in the Northern Hemisphere. Go to the coast - much nicer!
So, is it rideable at the moment?
Where is up that way?
Is there a campsite open?
Sustrans 72, thanks. What are ice tyres? I have some very good 4 season tyres on my two road bikes and very big nobbly ones on my MTB 😆 i still haven't got the nack of the whole bike lingo yet as you might be able to tell. Road or MTB what do you suggest to do this in December?
MTB wise Northumberland is pretty much shut down due to snow, quite a lot of the ungritted unclassified roads are pretty much unpassable too
ice tyres have metal spikes sticking through them and either cost a fortune or can be made with time, patience and 400 screws.
warton - that's a bit pessimistic. I had an awesome ride on sunday evening in the woods round Hexham.
Road bike should be fine for the Hadrians Way.
did you? I was up my mums around rothbury on saturday and the roads were awful...mates from around that way say theres no chance of mtbing.
Thanks for your posts. Is HexHam a mtb course?
no, its a town....
So it is, can anyone suggest any MTB or road biking sections near the CA8 (Brampton) side of Hadrians Wall please?
Only been there once, but the trails around Talkin Fell are good. ALthough no idea what they're like at the moment.
yha hostel @ twice brewed - ok, but full orf irritating kids when i was there - good pub nearby though.
barn type hostel @ holmhead - bit of a trek to the nearest pub, but mountains of food