Wallsend to Heddon-on-the-Wall

Directions

1. Begin the walk at the centurion statue in the car park for Segedunum Fort at Wallsend (marking the official start/finish for Hadrian’s Way walk). Facing the centurion, turn right, following the sign for Hadrian’s Way. (Please note: this is locked by a gate outside working hours).
2. Take a left at the traffic lights and walk through an industrial area. Soon pass over Hadrian’s Way path on a bridge, and then just before reaching a mini-roundabout take a sharp left. Upon reaching After 80 metres, at the reconstructed Roman Bath, bear left to go uphill onto a footpath. Turn left to follow the path which passes under the bridge you previously crossed.
3. Continue straight over the road and follow the left footpath once crossed. Follow straight along the flat path, ignoring the right path signposted to Waverdale Avenue.
4. Cross the road and continue along the path, following the signposts of an acorn to lead you along Hadrian’s Walk.
5. After 150 metres continue straight across another road. Continue to cross bridges over roads and follow signs for Hadrian’s Way.
6. Bear left at the fork following the signs for Hadrian’s Way and keeping the railings on your left. When you reach a grassy field on your left, bear left again (ignoring the sign for Hadrian’s Cycleway to the right). Continue through woodland.
7. Take a sharp left to follow the path downhill towards the River Tyne. After 100 metres, turn right to follow the brown acorn to keep heading downhill, and then walk with the River Tyne on your left.
8. Take the next left and keep close to the river, ignoring all right turns. Bear left after 400 metres onto the path close to the river and then bear left again onto the footpath as the road bends right.
9. Once the path has turned towards the marina, turn left with the Marina Office on your left and St Peter’s Marina on the right. Cross over a drawbridge and bear left with the river to your left.
10. Take a right onto Dobson Crescent and once opposite the pub, turn left along Bottlehouse Street.
11. Turn right at the T-junction and turn left at the mini-roundabout. Continue straight with the metal railings on your left.
12. Continue straight with the car park to your left, passing over a bridge and then turning left to join the footpath heading back towards the river. Turn right to walk with the river on your immediate left. Follow this path through the centre of Newcastle for 4.5 km.
13. Follow the path uphill and slightly away from the river, bearing left to follow the signpost to Newburn when you reach the road. After passing a bus stop, bear left along the footpath, ignoring the Route 72 Cycleway.
14. Take a step of steps and then turn left along the road. Turn left again at the traffic lights heading towards Hadrian’s Way to Scottswood.
15. Turn right at the traffic lights and once on the far side of the road turn left. Just before reaching the second set of traffic lights bear right and ascend into woodland. Continue straight along this path.
16. Bear left, going downhill and following the acorn sign, following the path and ignoring the left turn over a footbridge when you come to it.
17. Turn right, away from the road, towards the Hadrian’s Way signs. After 50 metres, turn left along the minor road.
18. Turn right again at the junction when you reach the statue for the Montagu Pit Disaster. 300 metres after this, turn left into the grassy woodland. Stick to the main path, ignoring three right turns.
19. Turn left at the crossroads and over the road via a footbridge. Bear left once over the bridge.
20. Cross over the road and turn right onto the pavement. Continue straight ignoring a left turn and the road bearing right.
21. Once you’ve passed under a bridge, ignore the left turn and uphill slope to the right. When you reach the concrete steps on your right, bear left following signs for Hadrian’s Cycleway.
22. Bear left at the fork in the path and continue straight on at the traffic lights, crossing the road and following signs for Wylam and Hadrian’s Way. Ignore the bridge to the left and footpath to the right.
23. When the road bends right, bear left to join the footpath. Turn left to cross the wooden bridge and then bear left, with the car park on your right.
24. Continue past a large slipway before bearing left along the gravel footpath. There will be a café to your right.
25. Bear right at the fork in the path, following the acorn signs. Pass around the gate and onto the pave road. Turn left at the crossroad through the trees.
26. Continue straight over the road and resume the path on the other side.
27. Pass several rugby pitches to your right and turn right through a kissing gate, following the path along the fringes of the rugby fields on the right. Bear left from the field and along the paved road. Bear left at the path’s fork.
28. Turn right at the car park and uphill along the road. Bear left at the speedbump and then right onto the mud path into the woodlands.
29. Make a left as the path emerges onto the road. Turn right at the metal garage and uphill onto the mud path through more woodland.
30. When you reach the pylon ahead, bear right onto the gravel road and continue straight ignoring all other paths.
31. Make a right onto Towne Gate and follow the sign for the Public Library and Hadrian’s Wall Path. Finish at the Heddon Methodist Church.