Why this ride
52 km from Hexham to Hexham, about 48 min of riding. On the way it passes Stone circle, Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel and back through Stone circle.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 52 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 48 min
- 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. Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters
The North Tyne comes down from the Kielder hills and the empty moorland of the border, and at Chollerford it passes beneath an old stone bridge on its way to meet the South Tyne near Hexham. Just west of the bridge, the Wall strides away uphill from Chesters fort, and this stretch, with the Wall and the vallum running together across farmland and woods, is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters is where the day begins. Next is Stone circle.
2. Stone circle
Long before the Romans built their wall across northern England, people were raising stones on these moors. Close to the line of Hadrian's Wall, in the hills north of Haydon Bridge and Haltwhistle, a small prehistoric stone circle stands in the rough grass, a few weathered boulders arranged in a ring, probably dating from the Bronze Age. Its exact purpose is unknown, but circles like this were often used for ceremonies or burials, and many have legends attached to them.
Read the complete Stone circle write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Stone circle comes up about 13 km into the recorded legs. Next is Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel.
3. Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel
Around Haltwhistle the wall country becomes the landscape everyone imagines: the Whin Sill, a long ridge of hard volcanic dolerite, rears up in a series of cliffs facing north, and the Romans used it as a ready-made rampart, running their stone wall along the very top. Between the crags and the road the vallum ditch runs across the fields as a broad, clear trench, and from any high point you can see the whole military system laid out: crag, wall, road and ditch side by side.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 26 km into the recorded legs you reach Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel. Next is back through Stone circle.
4. back through Stone circle
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Stone circle write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Stone circle, late in the day. Next is Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters.
5. Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters to Stone circle
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters → Stone circle is 13 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Stone circle to Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel
Stone circle → Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel is 13 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel to back through Stone circle
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the fiel → back through Stone circle is 14 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Stone circle to Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters
back through Stone circle → Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters is 13 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.