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Caw Gap We cross a narrow road in Caw Gap, heading straight ahead. © Sabine GilcherPhoto: Sabine Gilcher, Rother Bergverlag
Even Caesar attempted to conquer Britain (55 and 54 B.C.), but the conquest was not successful until 43 A.D. under Emperor Claudius. Emperor Hadrian finally consolidated the northernmost border of the Roman Empire beginning in 122 AD with a wall that stretched over 120 km from the North Sea to the Irish Sea. The Roman engineers skillfully made use of the terrain and incorporated the rugged edge of the Great Whin Sill into the defensive line. This tour covers the most impressive section of Hadrian’s Wall—not only from an archaeological perspective but also in terms of scenery—but it is anything but a Sunday stroll.
From the parking lot, we follow the “Eichel” symbol along the Grusweg through the old quarry, turn left behind a small gate, and reach the ridge of the Walltown Crags, where we hike uphill, staying close to the northern edge. After the first hill, the trail descends, and we reach a section with somewhat steeper elevation changes and steeper ascents and descents, some of which involve stepping over boulders. In the valleys, we usually have to navigate over fence rungs or step ladders. We then leave the ridge and walk down the slope. After passing through a small wooded area, we walk straight ahead past a farmstead. At the next farmstead, we come upon the ruins of Fort Aesica. Now we head toward the next set of ladder rungs marked with the “acorn” symbol and make our way down through pastures to the base of the slope. There, we turn right over a bridge and then left just beyond it. Passing through the parking lot and heading north past a quarry lake, we reach a grassy path and set our
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Sabine Gilcher
Sabine Gilcher, Jahrgang 1962, wuchs im bayerischen Alpenvorland auf, mit einem Hochmoor direkt vor der Haustür, den Osterseen gleich um die Ecke und den Bergen immer in Sichtweite. Die Liebe zur Natur wurde daher früh geweckt und später im Studium der Landespflege vertieft. Heute lebt sie als Landschaftsplanerin in Freiburg im Breisgau. Ein Aufenthalt als Erntehelferin auf einem Bauernhof in Norwegen weckte die Liebe zu Skandinavien. Seit mehr als 30 Jahren bereist sie Europas Norden und Nordwesten und lässt sich jedes Mal von Neuem von den dortigen Landschaften faszinieren. Ihre Hobbys Wandern und Fotografieren sind die ideale Kombination zum Erstellen der Wanderführer für den Rother Bergverlag und das Wissen um ökologische Zusammenhänge kommt ihr sowohl im Gelände als auch beim Verfassen der Wanderführer sehr zustatten.
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