Bike & Hike - Cycle Treks

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One way to traverse the length of Hadrian's Wall is on what we term a 'Cycle Trek', a combination of cycling and walking. In simple terms, you cycle the flat bits at either end and you walk the hilly bit in the middle. This is the Coast to Coast route with a difference, where you cycle from the coast to where the Wall is most prominent, then you put on your walking boots until you are reunited with your bike on the other side of the hills.

Cycle Treks are set up to start in the West at Bowness-on-Solway, looking out towards the Solway Firth and Irish Sea. From there, you cycle (with the prevailing wind behind you) along the Solway Firth towards Carlisle.

You then have four walking days, giving you access to those parts where the Wall is most prominent (that you are unable to traverse on a bike) and become reunited with your bike at the Eastern end of the Wall, for a downhill & riverside ride to the North Sea Coast.