Stage two runs about 16 miles from Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford through rolling Northumberland farmland beside the B6318 Military Road, which sits on the wall's foundations. The ditch and the Vallum line the route, the Robin Hood Inn near East Wallhouses, about six miles in, is the lunch stop, and Chesters Roman Fort waits by the bridge at the end.
It feels like
Steady, long green miles, gentle rises
Walking it, mile by mile
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Around mile 16 · Heddon-on-the-Wall
Quiet farmland beside the Military Road, which sits on the wall's foundations for miles. The ditch and the Vallum, the great earthworks either side of the wall, become your companions.
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Around mile 21 · East Wallhouses
The Robin Hood Inn near East Wallhouses is the natural lunch stop, and the sense of leaving the lowlands behind grows mile by mile.
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Around mile 21 · East Wallhouses · Hardest part
Long green miles with little shade or shelter.
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Around mile 25 · Corbridge
Corbridge, a proper market town just off the trail, with the Roman supply town of Coria nearby.
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Around mile 30 · Chesters Roman Fort · Best moment
Dropping into the North Tyne valley, with Chesters, the cavalry fort with the finest military bathhouse in Britain, a short stroll from the bridge.
What you pass
- Chesters Roman Fort
- A cavalry fort guarding the river crossing, with the finest military bathhouse in Britain. (around mile 31)
Food, water and practicalities
The Robin Hood Inn near East Wallhouses is the natural lunch stop, about six miles in. Little shade or shelter on this stretch, pack accordingly.
On this stage
