Walks near Brampton
4 routes, from 2 easy and 2 moderate. Each has a route map, the climb worked out from the line, parking, dog and stile notes, and a GPX to download. For things to do, food and where to stay, see our Brampton guide.
Gelt Woods and Greenwell from Low Gelt Bridge
Moderate, 9.1 km, 204 m up, about 2 hours
Field paths over Watch Hill to Greenwell, then home through the wooded gorge of the River Gelt below the old Brampton quarries.
Talkin Tarn circuit, near Brampton
Easy, 2.3 km, 7 m up, about 30 minutes
A flat, hard-surfaced loop round the tarn at Talkin Tarn Country Park, with a tearoom at the boathouse. Good for wheelchairs, buggies and dogs.
Lanercost Priory and Hadrian's Wall
Moderate, 6.7 km, 115 m up, about 1 hour 30 minutes
A gentle loop from Lanercost Priory up to the line of Hadrian's Wall at Hare Hill, west along the Wall and back beside the River Irthing.
Hadrian's Wall: Birdoswald to Willowford and Gilsland
Easy, 5.1 km, 78 m up, about 1 hour
The best short stretch of Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria: from Birdoswald fort over the Irthing to Willowford's wall and bridge, and on to Poltross Burn milecastle.