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This is the start of the wall from the
west, or end if you are travelling from the
east. This is a good section to walk
following the wall 4 miles east to the
Roman Army Museum and Waltown Quarry, as
can be seen in the distance, the highest
hills straight in line with the wall. The
wall stops at Gilsland then it is a path
past the village and on to Walton Quarry
where the wall begins again.
The path passes the remains of Thirwall
Castle built from 1255.
From Walton Quarry, it is 10 miles to
the other end of what remains of Hadrians
wall just past Housesteads Roman Fort. This
14 miles has the best preseved sections of
the wall, the other 59 miles is now just a
path or mound.
This 14 miles of wall is over the
highest and most rugged points along the
route, so has great views, and is a good
walking test.
You can walk from here to the Quaries or
Housteads Fort and catch the Hadrian's Wall
Bus back, but only certain buses run to
Birdoswald, so check the times.
The 1 mile walk from here to Gilsland is
real good passing the remains of a turret,
going down into a gorge, across a bridge,
up steps beside the wall, then into
Gilsland.
The image below is of the Birdoswald
Visitor Centre next to the wall. The road
running west past the visitor centre has a
section of Hadrians Wall for about half of
a mile. The wall ends there, it is then a
mainly a path all the way to the west
coast.
About 3 and a half miles west is the
remains of Banks Turret, a great viewing
point looking south.
About 4 miles along this road is
Lanercost Priory, another must
visit on the Hadrians Wall Trail. Map.
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