This hiking tour takes you on a round trip from Gilsland to Birdoswald Roman Fort. On the way back the track follows the line of Hadrian's Wall, crossing the River Irthing over a new footbridge. The remains of the ancient Roman bridge can be visited along this walk.
The total duration of 3 hours includes a visit to Birdoswald Roman Fort, an excarvation site managed by English Heritage. A small but interesting museum is included on site.
Refreshments can be found at Gilsland and Birdoswald.
The track starts and ends at a free car park at Gilsland.
If weather is good the track can be extended by a walk through the woods east of Gilsland to the Popping Stone. However, we have no gps-recording of this additional loop because the paths were too muddy due to heavy rain.
Further information at
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/birdoswald-roman-fort-hadrians-wall/Tour gallery
Tour map and elevation profile
Minimum height 103 m
Maximum height 152 m
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Parking spaces can be found at Birdoswald or Gilsland. However, the car park at Gilsland might be preferred because it is free of charge.
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Google Earth (kml) download
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G7ToWin (g7t) download
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TTQV (trk) download
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Overlay (ovl) download
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Fugawi (txt) download
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Kompass (DAV) Track (tk) download
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Track data sheet (pdf) download
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Original file of the author (gpx) download
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