Walltown Crags and Thirlwall Castle

From the Walltown Quarry car park the walk climbs on to the Hadrian's Wall Path and follows the Wall east along Walltown Crags, where it rides the dark cliffs of the Whin Sill, past Turret 45A, one of the best-preserved turrets. Beyond the crags it drops to the lane and returns west below them, past Walltown farm, to the quarry, now a country park with a lake. From there the Wall path leads west across the fields to Thirlwall Castle, a 14th-century tower built of stone taken from the Wall, and the walk comes back the same way.

It is 5.5 km with 156 m of ascent; allow about 2 hours. The grade is Easy. The climbs over the crags are short but steep.

Do not walk on the Wall itself. The crags have steep drops. Sheep graze the fields, so keep dogs on leads. The Roman Army Museum stands beside the quarry.

The Walltown Quarry car park is run by the National Park and charges a fee. The nearest station is Haltwhistle, about 4 km away.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.