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Walks in Scottish Borders

29 routes pass through Scottish Borders: 7 national trails, 1 long-distance route and 21 walks. They start in Scotland and the East Midlands.

Long-distance routesDots: where the walks start

The map draws routes of up to 60 miles, so it stays at the scale of the county. Longer routes are listed below.

Walks in Scottish Borders, A to Z

  1. SC 1581Aithouse Burn Trail, Craik ForestA 1.8-mile circular walk from Craik Forest car park, in Scottish Borders, with about 70 m of climbing. Under an hour.Diversion in place
  2. SC 1556Cairn Trail, ThornieleeA 2.5-mile walk from Thornielee car park, in Scottish Borders, with about 200 m of climbing. About 1 hour.
  3. SC 1508Cross Border Trail, NewcastletonAn 18-mile circular walk from Newcastleton, in Scottish Borders, with about 280 m of climbing. About 7 hours.
  4. SC 1559Fergus's Trail, CardronaA 2.5-mile walk from Cardrona car park, in Scottish Borders, with about 170 m of climbing. About 1 hour.
  5. SC 1560Glen Trail, GlentressA 2.5-mile walk from Glentress Gateway, in Scottish Borders, with about 100 m of climbing. About 1 hour.
  6. SC 1433Glenkinnon Biodiversity TrailA 0.9-mile circular walk, in Scottish Borders, with about 70 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  7. SC 1561Hanging Tree Trail, NewcastletonA 2.5-mile circular walk from Priest Hill car park, in Scottish Borders, with about 100 m of climbing. About 1 hour.Diversion in place
  8. SC 1005John Buchan WayA 13-mile walk from Peebles to Broughton, in Scottish Borders, with about 670 m of climbing. About 6 hours.
  9. SC 1628Jonny's Trail, WauchopeA 1-mile walk from Wauchope car park, in Scottish Borders, with about 40 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  10. SC 1182Jubilee PathA 3.4-mile walk, in Scottish Borders, with about 200 m of climbing. About 1½ hours.
  11. SC 1177Leader Water PathA 3.4-mile walk, in Scottish Borders, with about 190 m of climbing. About 1½ hours.
  12. SC 1368Lighthouse LoopA 1.4-mile circular walk along the coast, in Scottish Borders, with about 70 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  13. SC 1430Mire Loch LoopA 0.6-mile circular walk along the coast, in Scottish Borders, with about 40 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  14. SC 1586Pen View Trail, CardronaA 1.8-mile walk from Cardrona car park, in Scottish Borders, with about 120 m of climbing. About 1 hour.
  15. SC 1529Pikes Knowe Trail, CardronaA 4-mile walk from Cardrona car park, in Scottish Borders, with about 210 m of climbing. About 2 hours.
  16. SC 1198Pilots' TrailA 3.8-mile circular walk, in Scottish Borders, with about 210 m of climbing. About 1½ hours.
  17. SC 1642Pirn Hill TrailA 0.8-mile walk from Cuddy Brig, in Scottish Borders, with about 70 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  18. SC 1378Tantah's TrailA 1.3-mile circular walk, in Scottish Borders, with about 80 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  19. SC 1573Time Trail, GlentressA 2.3-mile walk from Glentress Gateway, in Scottish Borders, with about 110 m of climbing. About 1 hour.
  20. SC 1510Tower Trail, GlentressA 9-mile walk from Glentress Gateway, in Scottish Borders, with about 490 m of climbing. About 4 hours.
  21. SC 1493Tweed Valley Railway PathA 6-mile walk from Peebles to Walkerburn, in Scottish Borders, with about 50 m of climbing. About 2 hours.

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Long-distance routes through Scottish Borders

National trails first, then the longest. Each passes through the county for some of its length.

  1. UK 001Pennine WayA 268-mile national trail from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, with about 12,210 m of climbing. 16 sections.Diversion in place
  2. UK 013Southern Upland WayA 214-mile national trail from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, with about 9,070 m of climbing. 12 sections.
  3. UK 016St Cuthbert's WayA 62-mile national trail from Melrose to Holy Island, in Scottish Borders and Northumberland, with about 2,540 m of climbing. 5 sections.
  4. UK 027Cross Borders Drove RoadA 51-mile national trail from Harperrig to Hawick, in Scottish Borders and West Lothian, with about 2,200 m of climbing. 5 sections.
  5. UK 028Romans and Reivers RouteA 52-mile national trail from Ae to Hawick, in Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders, with about 1,860 m of climbing. 3 sections.
  6. UK 032Borders Abbeys WayA 68-mile circular national trail from Jedburgh Abbey, in Scottish Borders, with about 2,020 m of climbing. 5 sections.
  7. UK 045Berwickshire Coastal PathA 30-mile national trail from Cockburnspath to Berwick-upon-Tweed along the coast, in Scottish Borders and Northumberland, with about 1,560 m of climbing. 4 sections.
  8. SC 1001Pentland WayA 20-mile long-distance route from Dunsyre to Swanston, with about 1,250 m of climbing. 3 sections. About 8 hours.