The Grey Panthers

The described walk is a shorter version of one walked in 2006.
The route for the walk is very straightforward, and requires a minimum of navigational skills.
The only point of caution is that the footpath alongside the Roman Wall has some surprisingly steep ascents and descents, which may not suit everybody.
On the return footpath, which crosses farmland, there is a section of track where the farmer has laid stones to provide access for farm vehicles. Walking on this stonework was surprisingly difficult, but leaving the path to walk on the boggy rough pasture beside it was possibly worse!

For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above link.
(Overlay made with Version 5 of Memory Map)

Some new mapping software is now available which you may want to try, - QUO mapping. You can download the software for free from the link below, complete with demonstration maps. Having installed QUO, you can import and export Memory Map overlays. Thus YOU DON'T NEED Memory Map to use any of the overlays provided on the Grey Panthers web site, - just use QUO!!

Start from the car park for Housesteads (NY79365 68416).
To the left of the Information Centre a footpath follows a track up to Housesteads Fort. The footpath continues North across grassy land to reach a waymarked gate at the Roman Wall itself. Turn left through the gate and follow the well signposted, and busy, footpath along the Roman Wall to the car park at Steel Rigg. This is about 4 miles in distance.
At Steep Rigg take the minor road North for a short distance where at NY 74918 67741 there is a farm track that takes you East North East to Peat Rigg and beyond.
Just before you reach Hotbank Farm, continue along the footpath in an East North East direction to King's Wicket.
Here the footpath rejoins the Roman Wall.
Turn tight, and follow the footpath alongside the Roman wall back to Housesteads Fort.