Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall – Leahill Turret loop from Burtholme

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall – Leahill Turret loop from Burtholme

Moderate

5.0

(2)

hikers

Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall – Leahill Turret loop from Burtholme

02:43

9.99km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.75 km

Turret 53B

Archaeological Site

2.46 km

Hare Hill, Hadrian's Wall Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Hare Hill is the tallest surviving section of Hadrian's wall at about 3m high. It may well have survived as this section of the wall was built against in medieval times.

Tip by

2.71 km

Mile Castle 53 (Banks Burn) on Hare Hill

Highlight • Historical Site

Approaching from the west, this is the first remnant of Hadrian's Wall. Mile Castle 53 sits on Hare Hill, overlooking the surrounding landscape. The fort itself is largely ruined, but …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.46 km

Little Free Library

Highlight • Structure

Please feel free to donate a book, take a book, swap a book or even write a book!

Tip by

3.47 km

Resting Spot on Hadrian's Wall Path

Highlight • Rest Area

3.87 km

Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Monument

Banks East Turret, also known as Turret 52A, is one of the best-preserved watchtowers along the western section of Hadrian's Wall. Built around 122 AD on the orders of Emperor …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.11 km

A short climb away lies the remains of the Pike Hill Signal Tower, a 2nd-century Roman watchtower strategically located along Stanegate—the military road that preceded the construction of Hadrian's Wall. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.88 km

Leahill Turret

Highlight • Monument

Along Lanercost Road near Banks in Cumbria, you'll find the well-preserved remains of Leahill Turret (51B), a Roman watchtower built around 122 AD as part of Hadrian's Wall. The tower …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.99 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.80 km

3.54 km

1.97 km

678 m

Surfaces

5.20 km

2.48 km

2.30 km

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Monday 3 August

22°C

14°C

77 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

699

Hadrian's Wall Path

02:46h

9.85km

200m

Moderate

4.5

491

Bull Crag Penninsula loop from Leaplish Waterside Park — Northumberland National Park

02:48h

10.5km

110m

Easy

4.7

438

Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall Walk

01:32h

5.66km

70m

Moderate

4.7

331

Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall Trail

03:55h

13.8km

300m

Moderate

4.8

330

Northumberland: Hadrian’s Wall, Housesteads Crags and Housesteads Fort – Walks in England’s National Parks

03:33h

13.0km

190m

Moderate

4.8

288

Housesteads to Steel Rigg Circular Walk

03:08h

11.6km

150m

Hard

4.7

347

Hadrian's Wall Path Loop from Greenhead

06:45h

24.5km

420m

Easy

4.9

379

Steel Rigg & Sycamore Gap loop from The Sill — Northumberland National Park

01:38h

5.98km

90m

Moderate

4.7

246

Crag Lough loop from Steel Rigg — Northumberland National Park

02:08h

7.77km

120m

Easy

4.4

Ashgill Force loop from Garrigill

01:14h

4.40km

80m

Easy

4.5

Hadrian's Wall & Lanercost Priory loop from Lanercost

01:57h

7.21km

100m

Easy

4.9

100

Talkin Fell loop

01:50h

6.00km

220m

Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall – Leahill Turret loop from Burtholme

View Towards Banks

Hare Hill, Hadrian's Wall Ruins

Mile Castle 53 (Banks Burn) on Hare Hill

Little Free Library

Resting Spot on Hadrian's Wall Path

Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall

Pike Hill Signal Tower

Leahill Turret

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️