Bragil one

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A great walk the country and a substantial section of Hadrian's Wall. There's some uphill climbs, unpaved roads and stiles and gates, as well as rough terrain, so it's a foot-only route.

From the centre of Brampton, we're almost straight onto the footpaths: a track zigzagging uphill and up on the Ridge. It's sandy and muddy in equal measure, but the route along the top and through the woods is a pleasant walk despite it. At the end, we head downhill and then along the edge of a field before arriving at a road.

The first of a couple of unpaved road walks, this section has very little traffic until we reach the junction with the main road into Lanercost. A road with many bends downhill, it's nevertheless quite safe if you take the normal precautions. At the bottom, over the bridge, before following the footpath through the meadows surrounding the priory, the river Irthing meandering on our right.

Eventually we hit the road again, which is paved but only as far as the cottages. From here it's unpaved, and uphill, steep in places. After a climb, we finally reach Banks, where we join Hadrian's Wall Path, and the first of a number of Roman features on this stretch of the Wall.

A mixture of footpaths, fields and road walking bring us to Coombe Crag, where we follow the Path through a muddy wood, before heading along the line of the vallum and turf wall for some distance. Eventually we come out at Birdoswald, which has a cafe as well as a Roman fort to look at if you wish.

Pushing on along the Wall, we arrive at a milecastle, and the path zigzags downhill, with some steps, to a bridge over the river. Lots of interesting Roman remains here, but we press on, following the Wall up steps to the farm of Willowford, before heading downhill into Gilsland where we reach the road and, walking a little uphill, come to the end by the bus stops.

A great walk through varied terrain with varied difficulties, with the added option of Roman and medieval history along the way.

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