[Closed] Walking Hadrians Wall Weekend

Dunno how far you want to walk in a day, but starting at Greenhead then heading east would be a good bet, gets you the crags at the start then getting across to Hexham-ish would be my choice, after that it would be mostly less remote. Lots of it is interesting and the museums along the way can be good places for a feed, saving you carrying so much.

Impressive? Nah.

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we did it last year, well not the entire route, just carlisle to newcastle in 3 days with bivi gear. if you have two full days and don't mind a long walk, start off in carlisle, camp up on the wall above gilsland/greenhead then do the best bit over steel rig etc the second day to chollerford (we camped by the hotel there!). you can get a bus from there to newcastle or hexham where you can get a train i think. if you're more pushed for time try and start closer to gilsland, some nice bits down that way, and camp up on steel rigg then down to chollerford the next day. after chollerford it pretty much just follows the military road so you're not missing much down there

Agreed the best bit is between Gilsland and Chollerford or the A68. It's the bit I live near 🙂
Wild camping might be tricky though. Although it's open rough pasture it is all farmland so not really suitable for putting tents up. I do know some of the farmers tho' particularly near Sewingshields which might be a halfway point of that section. There are plenty of campsites/ bunkhouses/pubs etc all the way along.

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I don't think the bus route (the AD122) is running yet this year so that's not necessarily an option to get from the wall to Hexham once you're finished.