Our start today turned out to be an hour later than planned, thanks to the 'Saloon' last night and we set off feeling a bit hungry having had only the two bananas that we managed to persuade the owner of the campsite to sell us.
The route today took us back onto the Pennine Way and we soon began walking alongside Hadrian's Wall. The B road running parallel looked to be an easier option than the up and down wall, but we stuck with it for about 6 Miles before turning towards Haltwhistle. We had lunch in the first pub we came to, this being the first decent meal we had had in two days. We didn't linger in Haltwhistle, instead we pushed on along the South Tyne Way, which follows the tracks of a disused railway line. This was a nice quiet trail that at one point, crosses a huge viaduct, shortly after which we reached our destination in Knaresgrave. The extra mileage that we have covered in the last two days has set us up for a chance to get a whole day ahead of ourselves if we can reach Langdon Beck tomorrow.
The route today took us back onto the Pennine Way and we soon began walking alongside Hadrian's Wall. The B road running parallel looked to be an easier option than the up and down wall, but we stuck with it for about 6 Miles before turning towards Haltwhistle. We had lunch in the first pub we came to, this being the first decent meal we had had in two days. We didn't linger in Haltwhistle, instead we pushed on along the South Tyne Way, which follows the tracks of a disused railway line. This was a nice quiet trail that at one point, crosses a huge viaduct, shortly after which we reached our destination in Knaresgrave. The extra mileage that we have covered in the last two days has set us up for a chance to get a whole day ahead of ourselves if we can reach Langdon Beck tomorrow.
Hadrian's Wall is a tough walk.
Statistics
Distance: 21.1 Miles
Moving Time: 7 Hours 48 Mins
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