National Trail · 86 mi · 6–7 days · 4,823 ft of climb
Hadrian's Wall Path: build your walk.
Tell it how many days you have, which way and where you will sleep, and it splits the trail into stages that end where the beds are. Free, no account. Every choice is in the link, so you can share it.
Route as a list, in walking order:
- Heddon-on-the-Wall, 15 mi (25 km) from the start
- Chollerford, 31 mi (50 km) from the start
- Winshields Crags, 44 mi (70 km) from the start
- Lanercost, 57 mi (92 km) from the start
- Carlisle, 71 mi (115 km) from the start
- Bowness-on-Solway, 86 mi (138 km) from the start
Build your walk
01 How many days?
02 Which way?
03 Where will you sleep?
04 Travelling from?
Station search comes in phase 2; only checked journeys are listed.
- Average day
- 14 mi
- Longest day
- 16 mi
- Total ascent
- 4,823 ft
Your itinerary
Day 1 of 6 · 15 mi
Wallsend → Heddon-on-the-Wall
15 miles with 636 ft of climb, through chapter 1 of the guide, and sleeps at Heddon-on-the-Wall.
- Distance
- 15 mi (25 km)
- Ascent
- 636 ft (194 m) up
- Off trail
- +0.7 km to the bed
Tonight
B&B or inn in Heddon-on-the-Wall.
- 4 places to stay on OpenStreetMap near here (counted 19 September 2026); none confirmed by phone yet. Nearest: Hadrian’s Barn (0.7 km), Houghton North Farm (0.9 km), Close House (1.2 km).
Search for a bed around Heddon on the Wall. Booking links arrive with our partners.
On and off the trail
At Wallsend. Heworth (rail, 1 km): An interchange: Northern trains on the Durham Coast line and the Tyne and Wear Metro, up to ten Metro trains an hour towards Newcastle. Checked 19 September 2026. · Wallsend Metro (metro, 0.2 km): Tyne and Wear Metro: up to five trains an hour to Newcastle, 200 m from the start at Segedunum. Checked 19 September 2026. · BUDDLE STREET-STATION ROAD-E/B (bus, 0 km): Route 1 between Whitley Bay Town Centre and Gateshead Interchange (Go North East); Route 317 between Whitley Bay Town Centre and Wallsend Interchange (Stagecoach North East); Bus 1: Gateshead Interchange => Whitley Bay Town Centre between Gateshead Interchange and Whitley Bay Town Centre (Go North East). Routes as mapped on OpenStreetMap; days and times not yet checked. Checked 19 September 2026.
At Heddon-on-the-Wall. Wylam (rail, 1.6 km): Northern: hourly between Newcastle and Hexham, Carlisle on Sundays. Checked 19 September 2026.
Travel
Getting there. Journeys from other places are not yet checked; the stations at the start are in the next card.
Luggage
Bag transfer moves your luggage between each night's bed, so you walk with a day sack. Most walkers on this trail use one.
A transfer partner for this trail is not yet set up.
Your plan
| Day | From | To | Miles | Ascent | Bed | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallsend | Heddon-on-the-Wall | 15 | 636 ft | B&B or inn · unconfirmed | Heworth, Wallsend Metro, BUDDLE STREET-STATION ROAD-E/B, Wylam |
| 2 | Heddon-on-the-Wall | Chollerford | 16 | 968 ft | B&B or inn · unconfirmed | Wylam |
| 3 | Chollerford | Winshields Crags | 13 | 1,808 ft | B&B or inn · unconfirmed | — |
| 4 | Winshields Crags | Lanercost | 13 | 932 ft | B&B or inn · unconfirmed | — |
| 5 | Lanercost | Carlisle | 14 | 289 ft | B&B or inn · unconfirmed | Carlisle |
| 6 | Carlisle | Bowness-on-Solway | 14 | 190 ft | Finish | Carlisle, Wigton |
Free to plan. We earn a small commission if you book through our partner links.
Booking checklist
In the order to book, not the order you walk. How far ahead to book on this trail is not yet checked.
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