Hadrian’s Wall

📍 Birdoswald to Carlisle 🥾 Distance: Most walked around 18 miles (well done, you hardy lot!) 🌤️ Weather: Breezy, dry, and just right for walking 🩹 Health: One down (pothole vs knee – pothole wins), a few more blisters, but the determination from this group is something else! The one with… A man down An…

📍 Housesteads to Birdoswald Fort 🥾 Distance: 16 miles 🌤️ Weather: Much improved – still windy, occasional showers, but plenty of sunshine 🦶 Health: Pinky toe blisters are having a moment The one with… The return of the PUDs (Pointless Ups and Downs) A flying sit pad and an unlikely fishing rod An emotional moment…

Hadrian’s Wall – Day 3 📍 Location: Chollerford to a random rock cluster in the middle of nowhere 🥾 Distance: 3.8 miles 🌬️ Weather: A bit wet… a bit wild… a lot windy! 🩹 Health: A few more feet to tend to, but nothing too dramatic. No one lost a toe. The one with soggy…

Heddon-on-the-Wall ➜ Chollerford 📍 Location: Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford 🥾 Distance: 18 miles ☁️ Weather: Started wet, then unexpectedly turned into glorious sunshine 🩹 Health: A few sore feet, aching hips, and those pesky blisters making an appearance — spirits still high The one with the rain, the beautiful blue fields, and a few cows. Trail…

Let’s get this shit done ✅ (in Pat’s words!! We did it! 12 started, 12 finished!  🥾 DISTANCE:  15 miles  📍LOCATION: Carlisle to Bowness on Solway  🌞 WEATHER: overcast, dark clouds but the weather gods were looking out for us and it didn’t rain at all.  ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? We had a few tears…

🥾 DISTANCE: 19 miles in total  📍LOCATION: Birdoswald to Carlisle  🌞 WEATHER: Another perfect day. Not one drop of rain, sun at times but mainly dry & cloudy. ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? As we near the end of the trail our bodies are screaming at us. From sunburn to shin splints.  Let’s just say the…

The one with the surprise visit, cow incident and the convicts!  🥾 DISTANCE:  12.8 miles  📍LOCATION: Twice Brewed to Birdoswald  🌞 WEATHER: Another good walking weather day. Cloudy, but windy, sprinkling of sunshine which actually burnt my ankles! ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? How honest should I be? A few more blisters have appeared and hiking…