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.
Moderate · 9.1 km · 204 m up
Gelt Woods and Greenwell from Low Gelt Bridge
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.
Easy · 2.3 km · 7 m up
Talkin Tarn circuit, near Brampton
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.
Moderate · 6.7 km · 115 m up
Lanercost Priory and Hadrian's Wall
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.
Easy · 5.1 km · 78 m up
Hadrian's Wall: Birdoswald to Willowford and Gilsland
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.