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From Haltwhistle to Once Brewed and its National Park Visitor Centre, you cross the line of Hadrian's Wall and enter Northumberland National Park, the cycle route's third and final National Park which stretches over 60 miles from this point up to the Scottish border and over the Cheviot Hills.
Hadrian's Wall itself is the most important monument left by the Romans in Britain and was granted World Heritage Site status in 1887, a rare award that ranks Hadrian's Wall alongside another wall, the Great Wall of China. It's been here about 2000 years now and long sections of the wall remain intact, particularly at this point above Once Brewed. It's 1500 years since the Romans decided to leave and it's likely that Crag Lough and its waters and cliffs have changed little since Emperor Hadrian once ordered the Wall's construction to keep the Scots out.
From here, it's some 20 miles of forest and countryside to Bellingham, so make sure you have enough water and provisions to get you there safely as this section is quite isolated.
