Hadrian's Wall Path signpost – Housesteads Roman Fort loop from Hadrian's Wall

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Hadrian's Wall Path signpost – Housesteads Roman Fort loop from Hadrian's Wall

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Hadrian's Wall Path signpost – Housesteads Roman Fort loop from Hadrian's Wall

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2.42km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 784 m for 371 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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104 m

Housesteads Roman Fort and Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Historical Site

Good footwear recommended, path varies from gravel, to mud and rock.

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642 m

Hadrian's Wall – UNESCO World Heritage Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Benches, coffee and snacks, toilets available - see photos

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929 m

Housesteads Roman Fort

Highlight • Monument

Housesteads is the most complete Roman fort that survives in Britain. Set high on a dramatic escarpment on Hadrian's Wall, there are spectacular panoramic views from this point. As the …

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1.23 km

Hiking Passport Stamp Station

Highlight • Rest Area

You have to go off the path down to the entrance of the museum. there the cabinet hangs to the right of the entrance on the wall

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1.49 km

Housesteads Roman Fort

Highlight • Settlement

Lying midway along Hadrian’s Wall, Housesteads is the most complete example of a Roman fort in Britain, and one of the best-known from the entire Roman Empire. It was built …

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2.42 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.82 km

582 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.04 km

644 m

452 m

170 m

118 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Monday 9 November

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Comments

June 18, 2023,Hadrians Wall Nordengland, Durham Kathedrale und Castle

Today's sightseeing, Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, Durham City with cathedral and castle. Unfortunately, the order of the pictures is mixed up.

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January 21, 2025,Hadrians Wall gentle hike

Gentle hike up to Hadrians Wall and the housesteads. Entry is free for national trust members. For here you csn walk along the wall but our little pooch wasn't feeling up to it so just a there and back for us. Cafe wasn't open so we stopped at the Twice Brewed Inn just down the road for lunch.