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Hadrian's Wall Path - day 3 [Upper Denton to Carlisle]

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Last day of my short voyage along the Hadrian's Wall, the wall itself just like around Newcastle area wasn't very visible with one notable example of Hare Hill the tallest remaining part of it - it survived as apparently it has been incorporated into a farm building in the past, so it's been left alone and stands tall until today. Despite the lack of the main component the walk was quite pleasant, running along many farmlands and wooded areas, it was definitely better than its counterpart in Newcastle, perhaps due to the fact that the area is less developed. Night was windy and I had to ditch the plan to sleep inside the Roman turret 49b (they all have fun names like that) as the gusts were trying to rip my tent apart, annoying thing was that it was getting dark so I had to find a replacement spot quickly which wasn't easy as the overall flat area was a perfect corridor for the wind to rumble. After a mile or so I found a cows field with a stone fence around it and just...