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Hadrian's Wall Path: 8-day itinerary
The Hadrian's Wall Path is a 138 km long-distance path, climbing about 1257 m in total across 1 official sections. This summary is auto-generated. Expand it and the topics below with well-sourced detail.
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8 days from near Wallsend to near Battlehill
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Day 1: near Wallsend → Whickham
12.8 km · 33 m ascent · 3h05–4h22 (about 3h38, incl. ~37m of stops)
Via Hebburn, Pelaw, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne -
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Day 2: Whickham → Heddon on the Wall
11.7 km · 153 m ascent · 3h01–4h16 (about 3h33, incl. ~35m of stops)
Via Swalwell, Blaydon on Tyne, Stella, Blucher, Newburn, Walbottle, Throckley, Ryton, Clara Vale, Crawcrook, Wylam -
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Day 3: Heddon on the Wall → Chollerford
25.5 km · 263 m ascent · 6h37–9h21 (about 7h47, incl. ~1h18 of stops)
Via Great Whittington, Wall -
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Day 4: Chollerford → Once Brewed
19.3 km · 357 m ascent · 5h12–7h20 (about 6h07, incl. ~1h01 of stops)
Via Walwick, Simonburn -
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Day 5: Once Brewed → Gilsland
13.7 km · 174 m ascent · 3h40–5h11 (about 4h19, incl. ~43m of stops)
Via Greenhead -
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Day 6: Gilsland → Irthington
17.3 km · 149 m ascent · 4h26–6h16 (about 5h14, incl. ~52m of stops)
Via Low Row, Walton -
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Day 7: Irthington → Carlisle
14.2 km · 0 m ascent · 3h22–4h46 (about 3h58, incl. ~40m of stops)
Via Scaleby, Low Crosby, Houghton -
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Day 8: Carlisle → near Battlehill
23.2 km · 42 m ascent · 5h34–7h52 (about 6h34, incl. ~1h05 of stops)
Via Grinsdale, Cargo, Kirkandrews-on-Eden, Rockcliffe, Beaumont, Moorhouse, Burgh by Sands, Thurstonfield, Drumburgh, Glasson, Port Carlisle
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