Why this ride
147 km from Brampton to Brampton, about 2 h 15 of riding. It goes by way of Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav, Campfield, Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps and back through Campfield.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Boothby Roman fort and Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 147 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 15
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Boothby Roman fort
Brampton is a small red-sandstone market town on the edge of the northern Pennines, and just outside it, on the line of the old Stanegate road, lay Boothby, one of the Roman forts that guarded the frontier before Hadrian's Wall was built. There is nothing much to see on the ground now, only a field and a slight rise, but the location is a good jumping-off point for some of the best riding and the best Wall sites in Cumbria.
Read the complete Boothby Roman fort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Boothby Roman fort is where the day begins. Next is Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav.
2. Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav
Carlisle was the western hub of Hadrian's Wall, and on its northern edge, at Stanwix, stood the largest fort on the whole frontier. Known to the Romans as Uxelodunum, it held a cavalry regiment about a thousand strong, and its commander was one of the most important officers on the wall. Little of it is visible now, since the fort lies under the streets and gardens of a suburb, but the line of the wall can be traced through the town, in parts of the pavement and the shape of the streets, and a short surviving section lies in a quiet corner near the river Eden.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav comes up about 24 km into the recorded legs. Next is Campfield.
3. Campfield
Out on the Solway coast west of Carlisle, the land flattens into salt marsh, peat bog and wide tidal sands, and the sky takes over. Campfield Marsh, near Bowness-on-Solway, is a nature reserve run by the RSPB, a mix of salt marsh, wet grassland and raised bog, and in winter it fills with tens of thousands of geese, barnacle and pink-footed, arriving from the Arctic, along with waders that feed on the mud at low tide. Across the firth, the town of Annan and the Scottish hills are visible on a clear day.
Read the complete Campfield write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 49 km into the recorded legs you reach Campfield. Next is Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps.
4. Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
Carlisle is where the Roman frontier met the border of two kingdoms, and the city holds all of that history in a compact space. The Romans built a fort here called Luguvalium, beside the River Eden, and it was an important base for the western end of the Wall. In the Middle Ages the red sandstone castle was the stronghold of the English border, and Mary, Queen of Scots, was held there for two months in 1568 after fleeing across the Solway. The cathedral, one of the smallest in England, has a huge east window and a painted ceiling of gold stars on blue. Tullie House Museum tells the story from the Romans to the border reivers, the raiding families of the borderland.
Read the complete Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps, about halfway. Next is back through Campfield.
5. back through Campfield
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Campfield write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Campfield sits at 99 km, about halfway. Next is back through Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav.
6. back through Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav comes up about 122 km into the recorded legs. Next is Boothby Roman fort.
7. Boothby Roman fort
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Boothby Roman fort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Boothby Roman fort closes the day.
Leg by leg
Boothby Roman fort to Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav
Boothby Roman fort → Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav to Campfield
Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav → Campfield is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Campfield to Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
Campfield → Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps to back through Campfield
Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps → back through Campfield is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Campfield to back through Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav
back through Campfield → back through Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav to Boothby Roman fort
back through Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav → Boothby Roman fort is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.