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Haltwhistle

Sycamore Gap – View of Crag Lough loop from Melkridge

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Haltwhistle

Sycamore Gap – View of Crag Lough loop from Melkridge

Moderate

4.8

(10)

114

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Sycamore Gap – View of Crag Lough loop from Melkridge

03:08

11.0km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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21 m

Cawfields Quarry: Lake and Visitor Facilities

Highlight • Rest Area

Cawfields Quarry is a former quarry located directly on Hadrian's Wall near Haltwhistle. Constructed in the early 20th century, the quarry cut through the Roman wall, exposing the underlying dolerite …

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1.57 km

Caw Gap and Turret 41A on Hadrian's Wall

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This is beautiful Caw Gap where Turret 41A is located. It was unearthed by exploratory excavation in 1912. It had a doorway on the east side of the south wall. …

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1.96 km

Milecastle 41

Archaeological Site

4.13 km

Sycamore Gap

Highlight • Natural Monument

a real shame that the tree is gone. but all is not lost, the stump whats left is actually starting to grow shoots. so maybe in the next decade or so the icon can maybe be restored

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4.46 km

Peel Gap

Highlight • Viewpoint

Can get a bit boggy so choose footwear wisely

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5.11 km

Sycamore Gap and Hadrian's Wall

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

"The Hadrian's Wall was a Roman frontier fortification system of the British Limes, which was between Newcastle and Solway Firth, near the present-day border between Scotland and England in the …

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5.24 km

View of Hadrian's Wall at Crag Lough

Highlight • Historical Site

Great views from this prominent and arguably the most scenic part of the wall.

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5.28 km

View of Crag Lough

Highlight • Historical Site

5.33 km

Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) on Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Historical Site

Milecastle 39, known as Castle Nick, is nestled between Highshield Crags and Peel Crags. With views to the north and south, it survives well. The milecastle appears to have been occupied until the late 4th century.

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7.31 km

Milecastle 40 (Winshields)

Archaeological Site

11.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.37 km

1.07 km

243 m

230 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

243 m

107 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

17°C

9°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

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Comments

November 15, 2023,The Sill to Cawfield Loop

Bit gutted as we couldn't get to Sycamore Gap today to see the carnage due to the chopper flying dumpy bags of rocks, so we went on uncharted territory along to Crawfields

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Sycamore Gap – View of Crag Lough loop from Melkridge

Cawfields Quarry: Lake and Visitor Facilities

Caw Gap and Turret 41A on Hadrian's Wall

Sycamore Gap

Peel Gap

Sycamore Gap and Hadrian's Wall

View of Hadrian's Wall at Crag Lough

View of Crag Lough

Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) on Hadrian's Wall

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