THE Carlisle and North Cumbrian Ramblers Association have finished their quest to walk the length of Hadrian’s Wall - in a show of support for a Carlisle viaduct.
The year 2022 marks 1,900 years since the beginning of the Wall’s construction in 122AD and many different groups are celebrating this historic milestone.
The Ramblers began their 73-mile journey earlier in the summer and completed it on Tuesday with a 15-mile walk from Bowness-on-Solway to the Waverley viaduct in Carlisle.
The final walk was titled ‘A walk for Waverley’ in a show of support for the Carlisle Waverly Viaduct Trust who want the former railway line turned into a public bridleway.
The group at the Waverley viaduct included Cllr Jessica Riddle, a former mayor of Carlisle, and former MP for Carlisle Eric Martlew.
Earlier this month Carlisle City Council were urged to reopen the viaduct before the new Cumberland Council takes over next year.
The Carlisle Waverly Viaduct Trust has been campaigning for the reopening of the route for over a decade and Barry Maxwell, a director of the trust and chairman of the local rambler’s association, said: "We’re not going away."
After walking the length of Hadrian’s Wall the rambler’s association have put together another challenging series of walks including the Mardale horseshoe, the South Tyne Valley and the Yorkshire three peaks.
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