Why this ride
202 km from Newcastle upon Tyne to Newcastle upon Tyne, about 2 h 47 of riding. The stops in between: Grindon School Roman temporary camp, Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav and back through Grindon School Roman temporary camp.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2 and Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 202 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 47
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. 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 in wall mile 2
Most people picture Hadrian's Wall striding across lonely Northumberland crags. Wall mile 2 is the other end of the story: an urban stretch in the east of Newcastle upon Tyne, where the wall ran from the fort at Wallsend, Segedunum, westwards along the north bank of the Tyne towards the bridge and fort at Pons Aelius, beneath today's city centre. Very little of the wall itself is visible here; terraced houses, roads and shipyards have long since swallowed it. But you are standing on the first miles of a frontier that once ran coast to coast for about eighty Roman miles.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2 is where the day begins. Next is Grindon School Roman temporary camp.
2. Grindon School Roman temporary camp
Marching soldiers did not sleep in the open. Every night on campaign, a Roman army dug a ditch and threw up a rampart around its tents, and the faint outlines of these temporary camps are scattered across Northumberland, some dating from the conquest of the north, others from the building of the Wall. The camp near the old Grindon school, close to the Stanegate a little north of Haydon Bridge, is one of these. You will need a good map and a low sun to make out its banks.
Read the complete Grindon School Roman temporary camp write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Grindon School Roman temporary camp comes up 62 km in. Next is Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav.
3. 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
123 km in you reach Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav. Next is back through Grindon School Roman temporary camp.
4. back through Grindon School Roman temporary camp
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Grindon School Roman temporary camp write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Grindon School Roman temporary camp, late in the day. Next is Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2.
5. Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2 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 in wall mile 2. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2 to Grindon School Roman temporary camp
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2 → Grindon School Roman temporary camp is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Grindon School Roman temporary camp to Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav
Grindon School Roman temporary camp → Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav to back through Grindon School Roman temporary camp
Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav → back through Grindon School Roman temporary camp is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Grindon School Roman temporary camp to Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2
back through Grindon School Roman temporary camp → Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2 is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.