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This Long Distance Walk is the odd one out. It is not in Scotland at all. Hadrian's Wall however played such an important part in the history of both England and Scotland, that this world-famous Wall Walk just has to be included.

Hadrian's Wall Path, generally a 6-stage walk with an overall difficulty grading of 2 (slightly harder) is a clearly marked walk from coast to coast, from the river Tyne to the Solway estuary, although you might consider starting out from the Solway because of the prevailing winds from the west. The wall itself was built around AD 125 and the many forts and milecastles were in constant occupation until the legions left Britain. Although throughout the ages people have used whole chunks of it to construct everything from local dwellings to churches and. monasteries, there are still ten miles of the ancient wall left.