01
Lanercost
First support stop. Around four hours in, with the light long gone.
- From Carlisle
- 13 miles
- Planned ETA
- around 22:30
The walk is done
Join the Wall
Walk a piece of it
with him.
Joe does the whole thing. You can join for a few miles, a long section, or just the final push into Newcastle.
Join the Wall
He’s doing it all.
You don’t have to.
Joe walked the whole thing, and a small team of walkers went the entire distance with him. They started together in Carlisle and finished together at the Tyne.
The walk is done. What you can still do is donate, or share the campaign so that someone else does.
The points below are the route they took, and roughly when they passed through.
On the route
Where they were, and roughly when
These are the points the team passed through on Saturday night and Sunday 27 September. The walk is over, so this is here as a record of the route rather than a timetable to turn up for.
The times shown are the planned times, not a verified log of the walk. The support vehicle followed the team's live progress, and terrain, weather, fatigue and welfare took priority over the clock throughout.
The walk is done
Every section now has the walkers it needs, so registration is closed. Thank you to everyone who signed up. If you were hoping to walk, the most useful thing you can do now is donate, or share the campaign with someone who might.
02
Walltown and Greenhead
Through midnight, onto the high ground.
- From Carlisle
- 23 miles
- Planned ETA
- around 01:45
The walk is done
03
The Sill, Once Brewed
The main overnight stop, and the coldest, hardest hours of the walk.
- From Carlisle
- 28 miles
- Planned ETA
- around 04:45
The walk is done
04
Chollerford
Breakfast, and first light behind them.
- From Carlisle
- 41 miles
- Planned ETA
- around 08:15
The walk is done
05
Port Gate, A68
Mid-morning. The country begins to open out towards the Tyne valley.
- From Carlisle
- 46 miles
- Planned ETA
- around 11:30
The walk is done
06
Heddon-on-the-Wall
The last major stop before the city.
- From Carlisle
- 56 miles
- Planned ETA
- around 14:00
The walk is done
07
Newburn
On the river now, and close.
- From Carlisle
- 58 miles
- Planned ETA
- around 16:00
The walk is done
08
Tyne Bridge
The finish. The Quayside, twenty-four hours after Carlisle.
- From Carlisle
- 65 miles
- Planned ETA
- around 18:15
The walk is done
Each point carried its location, the time the team was expected there, and cut-off times, Joe’s estimated arrival, distance, finish point, transport arrangements and an Alexander Adventures support contact. Anything not yet confirmed is labelled as such rather than guessed at.
If you walk
£250
Minimum fundraising commitment
This is not an entry fee.
Anyone who joined one of the organised walking sections committed to raising or donating a minimum of £250. That £250 could be raised through sponsorship, donated by the walker themselves, or made up of both, and several raised considerably more. The £250 was simply the minimum commitment.
Raise it
Collect £250 in sponsorship from friends, family, colleagues.
Donate it
Give the £250 yourself, in one go, when you register.
Combine the two
Put in what you can and raise the rest in sponsorship.
Go further
Plenty of people raised well beyond £250. £250 was the floor.
walkers × £250
5100
That would be
£7,500
for Nepal, before Joe’s own fundraising, general donations and business support are counted. This is an illustration of what the commitment adds up to, not money raised.
The support operation
Nobody is out there on their own.
Alexander Adventures provided the operational support for the challenge. A dedicated minibus and driver leapfrogged the route throughout, carrying food, water, hot drinks, spare clothing, lighting, communications, navigation, first-aid and emergency equipment.
- Support vehicles
2
Support vehicles
8-seater and 7-seater
- Support van
1
Support van
Kit, food and shelter
- Coverage
24h
Coverage
Leapfrogging the route
- Food and water
- Hot drinks
- Spare clothing
- Lighting
- Communications
- Navigation
- First aid
- Emergency equipment
If you’re walking
You’ll need
- Walking boots or suitable trail shoes
- Waterproof jacket
- Waterproof trousers
- A warm layer
- Small rucksack
- Water
- Personal snacks
- Fully charged mobile phone
Anyone out on the route overnight also needed a head torch. Full joining instructions and any additional requirements were sent before the event.