Why this ride
201 km from Carlisle to Carlisle, about 2 h 46 of riding. The stops in between: The vallum and early Roman road between th, Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4 and back through The vallum and early Roman road between th.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl and Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 201 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 46
- 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 vallum between the dismantl
West of Carlisle, Hadrian's Wall heads out across flat farmland toward the Solway Firth, and the closer you get to the estuary, the quieter it becomes. Along this stretch, the wall itself has largely gone, robbed for stone over the centuries, but the vallum, the wide ditch with its mounds that ran behind it, can still be traced in places, and the line passes the sites of Roman forts and the civilian settlements that grew up around them. At Stanwix, now a suburb on the north bank of the Eden, stood the largest fort on the whole wall, home to a cavalry regiment of a thousand men. Further west, at Burgh by Sands, another fort lies beneath the village and its fortified church, built partly with Roman stone.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl is where the day begins. Next is The vallum and early Roman road between th.
2. The vallum and early Roman road between th
From the Military Road near Sewingshields, look south and you will see a long, straight scar running across the moorland: two mounds and a ditch, keeping pace with the Wall a short way behind it. That is the vallum, the great earthwork the Romans dug along the south side of the frontier to mark a military zone, and running alongside it here are traces of an early Roman road. This stretch near Housesteads is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site, and it is one of the places where the full layout of the frontier, wall, ditch, vallum and road, is easiest to read in the landscape.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The vallum and early Roman road between th comes up about 50 km into the recorded legs. Next is Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4.
3. Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4
Newcastle is not where most people expect the Wall to end, but the Romans did not think of it as the end. The eastern terminus is at Wallsend, a few kilometres downriver, where the fort of Segedunum stood at the point where the Tyne widens, and from there the Wall ran west through what is now the centre of Newcastle. Wall mile 4 lies on that line, and Westgate Road, the main road west out of the city, follows it, so you may be riding along the line of the Wall without any sign. The Romans had a bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, called Pons Aelius, the Bridge of Aelius, after Hadrian's family name, and the city grew up around the crossing.
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Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 101 km into the recorded legs you reach Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4. Next is back through The vallum and early Roman road between th.
4. back through The vallum and early Roman road between th
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through The vallum and early Roman road between th, late in the day. Next is Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl.
5. Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl to The vallum and early Roman road between th
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl → The vallum and early Roman road between th is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The vallum and early Roman road between th to Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4
The vallum and early Roman road between th → Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4 is 51 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4 to back through The vallum and early Roman road between th
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4 → back through The vallum and early Roman road between th is 51 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The vallum and early Roman road between th to Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl
back through The vallum and early Roman road between th → Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantl is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.