It runs for 135km (84 miles), from wallsend on the for much of its length, the trail follows close to the remains of hadrian's wall, the defensive wall built by the romans on the northern border of their empire in 122ad, now.
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It was a visible symbol of their might, the northern. The first plan for hadrian's wallthe building of hadrian's wall was a complicated process, containing several changes of plan. The wall was eight to ten feet wide and fifteen feet high.
Small forts know as milecastles were built every roman mile along the wall.
When garrisoned it was reasonably effective. Eighty miles worth, following the northern escarpment of the valleys of tyne. Hadrian's wall path is a long distance national trail in the north of england. The romans also built 16 forts along the length of the wall, the remains of which can be seen today.
