Bowness-on-Solway is the western end of the Hadrian's Wall Path: a little pavilion on the shore at the site of the Roman fort of Maia, with Scotland across the firth. The last stage from Carlisle is flat and open, and two short sections of the marsh road can flood at very high tides, so check tide times before you set off.
What you see
The trail ends at a small pavilion on the shore, on the site of the Roman fort of Maia: quiet, salt-scented and a properly remote-feeling full stop to 84 miles. The Banks promenade holds the last of the seven passport stamps, and the King's Arms keeps a book for finishers to sign.
Fitting it into the walk
The final stage from Carlisle runs along the River Eden and out across the flat Solway Plain through Burgh-by-Sands. Two short sections of the marsh road can flood at very high tides, so check tide times before you set off.
If there is no hotel booked for the last night, your bags stay at your Carlisle hotel for you to collect on the way home.
Getting there on foot
The end of the trail, at the pavilion on the shore.
Questions walkers ask
Where does the Hadrian's Wall Path end?
At Bowness-on-Solway on the Cumbrian coast, at a small pavilion on the shore on the site of the Roman fort of Maia. Walked east to west, it is the end of 84 miles from Wallsend.
Do tides affect the last day of Hadrian's Wall?
Two short sections of the marsh road between Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway can flood at very high tides, so check tide times before you set off on the final stage.