England
Northumberland
Border roads, Roman walls and empty horizons.
- Road guides
- 2
- Miles covered
- ≈ 65
- Twistiest
- A68 to Carter Bar
- Nation
- England
Northumberland is England's least crowded county, with long open roads out to the Scottish border and along Hadrian's Wall. It is ideal for touring days where you want distance without congestion.
Straight-ish but undulating roads with blind summits, big dips and sweeping bends. Light traffic, and weather blows in quickly from the hills.
Road guides
Roads in the Northumberland
A68 to Carter Bar
The A68 north of Corbridge is famous for its rollercoaster sections, where the Roman-straight road rises and falls over countless crests. It ends at Carter Bar on the Scottish border, with views deep into the Borders.
Military Road
The B6318 Military Road was built along the line of Hadrian's Wall, and in places the road sits right on top of it. It is a switchback of dips and crests with Roman forts and big Northumbrian skies.