Hadrian's Cycleway (Route 72): Haltwhistle - Ovingham (4/5)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 33.88 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,581 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,343 ft
- Max elevation
- 865 ft
- TrailRank
- 41
- Min elevation
- 865 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 9 hours 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1671
- Uploaded
- July 4, 2022
- Recorded
- June 2022
near Melkridge, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
The fourth stage of the trip was probably the one packed with the most stuff to see, with Vindolanda Roman fort probably being the highlight of the entire trip. I strogly encourage its visit without any hurry to see all it has to offer.
The day starts with a very enjoyable downhill section out of the camping towards Melkridge, where it rejoins Route 72, just to almost climb back that much after Bardon Mill and reach Vindolanda. The site opened at 10:00 AM, which allowed for some extra sleep.
After Hexham, the route becomes virtually flat as it follows the Tyne river. However, it required enough braking to run out of front brake pads and had to finish the day with only one caliper, as all the bike shops along the route were closed by then. It shouldn't not come as a surprise with all the extra weight I was carrying around, so don't do like me and check the pads wear before your trip!
The route continues to Corbidge, where you can visit the ruins of the Roman settlement there and ends up in a camping a bit past Ovingham, only around 1 km off the route.
Check out the other legs of this trip:
The day starts with a very enjoyable downhill section out of the camping towards Melkridge, where it rejoins Route 72, just to almost climb back that much after Bardon Mill and reach Vindolanda. The site opened at 10:00 AM, which allowed for some extra sleep.
After Hexham, the route becomes virtually flat as it follows the Tyne river. However, it required enough braking to run out of front brake pads and had to finish the day with only one caliper, as all the bike shops along the route were closed by then. It shouldn't not come as a surprise with all the extra weight I was carrying around, so don't do like me and check the pads wear before your trip!
The route continues to Corbidge, where you can visit the ruins of the Roman settlement there and ends up in a camping a bit past Ovingham, only around 1 km off the route.
Check out the other legs of this trip:
Waypoints
Religious site
0 ft
Hexham Abbey
Church in the town centre, next to the farmer's market, with origins dating back to the 7th century X. Free entrance. More info.
Campsite
0 ft
High Hermitage Caravan Park
Roughly 1 km past Ovingham. Very quiet caravan park with friendly staff that also allows tents. There's a pub around 15 mins away by walk.
Photo
843 ft
Ruins
715 ft
Vindolanda Roman Fort
Probably the highlight of the whole trip. Check the opening times and adjust your route accordingly (unlike me). I ended up spending close to 3 hours walking around the ruins and visiting the museum. More info.
Waypoint
935 ft
Crindledykes limekiln
Just a few meters off the route there's this limekiln from the 19th century built to transform limestone into quicklime for farming. More info.
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