Why this ride
From Annan it runs 92 km to Annan; allow about 1 h 34 of riding. On the way it passes Skinburness, Low Mire and back through Skinburness. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so and Low Mire
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 92 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 34
- 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 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.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so 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 track so is where the day begins. Next is Skinburness.
2. Skinburness
Skinburness is a scatter of houses at the tip of a shingle spit on the Solway coast of Cumbria, just north of Silloth, looking across the wide, shimmering estuary to the hills of Scotland. When the tide goes out, the Solway empties into vast expanses of sand and mud, with channels winding through them, and the light changes constantly as clouds race overhead. On clear evenings, the sunsets over the Scottish hills, with the dark bulk of Criffel opposite, are spectacular.
Read the complete Skinburness write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Skinburness comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Low Mire.
3. Low Mire
Low Mire lies in the quiet farmland behind the Cumbrian coast, near Dearham and Maryport, where the land slopes gently down to the Solway Firth and the hills of southern Scotland rise across the water. It is an area of small fields, hedges and scattered farms, with the Lake District fells visible to the south-east on clear days.
Read the complete Low Mire write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 46 km into the recorded legs you reach Low Mire. Next is back through Skinburness.
4. back through Skinburness
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Skinburness write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Skinburness, late in the day. Next is Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so.
5. Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so 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 vallum between the track so. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so to Skinburness
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so → Skinburness is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Skinburness to Low Mire
Skinburness → Low Mire is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Low Mire to back through Skinburness
Low Mire → back through Skinburness is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Skinburness to Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so
back through Skinburness → Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track so is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.