Why this ride
177 km from Carlisle to Carlisle, about 2 h 53 of riding. The stops in between: Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B, Wolsty South tower 13b, Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so and back through Wolsty South tower 13b.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari and Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 177 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 53
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari
Carlisle has been a frontier city for nearly two thousand years, and the vallum that runs across its northern edge is part of the reason. North of the River Eden, in the suburb of Stanwix, stood the largest fort on the whole of Hadrian's Wall, home to a cavalry regiment a thousand strong. The fort lies under the streets and the churchyard now, but the line of the Wall and its rear earthwork, the vallum, can be traced across the fields and gardens to the west, and walkers on the national trail follow it out of the city towards the Solway.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari is where the day begins. Next is Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B.
2. Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B
The western end of Hadrian's Wall is not where most people expect. Instead of a grand terminus, the frontier fades out among the tidal mud and salt marsh of the Solway Firth, near the village of Bowness-on-Solway, where the last fort once stood. Between Port Carlisle and Bowness the wall is almost entirely gone, its stones carried away for later buildings, and what survives is a line across the fields, a slight rise and a path along the shore. In this section the wall was originally built of turf rather than stone, a cheaper material for the flatter, softer ground.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Wolsty South tower 13b.
3. Wolsty South tower 13b
Hadrian's Wall gets the fame, but the Roman frontier did not simply stop at Bowness-on-Solway. Beyond the end of the wall, a chain of milefortlets and towers continued down the Cumbrian coast, watching the Solway Firth for raiders from the north. Wolsty South, tower 13b, was one of them, a small stone watchtower near Silloth on the low, windy coast. There is little to see today, often just a mark in the ground, but the site is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire listed by UNESCO, and its position tells a story: from here, Roman soldiers looked across the water to the hills of Scotland.
Read the complete Wolsty South tower 13b write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 58 km into the recorded legs you reach Wolsty South tower 13b. Next is Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so.
4. Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so
Between Bowness-on-Solway and Drumburgh, the road follows the shore of the Solway Firth along a strip of land so flat and low that the highest tides cover it, and the line of Hadrian's Wall and its vallum runs just inland, through fields and past farms. This stretch, near Port Carlisle and Glasson, is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site. Little is visible of the Wall itself, which was robbed for stone long ago, but the vallum and other earthworks can be traced in places by those with a keen eye.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so, about halfway. Next is back through Wolsty South tower 13b.
5. back through Wolsty South tower 13b
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Wolsty South tower 13b write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Wolsty South tower 13b sits at 98 km, about halfway. Next is back through Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B.
6. back through Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B 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 Port Carlisle and B comes up about 148 km into the recorded legs. Next is Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari.
7. Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari closes the day.
Leg by leg
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari to Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari → Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B to Wolsty South tower 13b
Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B → Wolsty South tower 13b is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Wolsty South tower 13b to Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so
Wolsty South tower 13b → Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so to back through Wolsty South tower 13b
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so → back through Wolsty South tower 13b is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Wolsty South tower 13b to back through Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B
back through Wolsty South tower 13b → back through Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B to Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari
back through Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and B → Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundari is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.