Pirn Hill Trail
0.8 miles (1.3 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NT 333 371. Finish: NT 334 371. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry and Land Scotland’s line for this walk is about 0.7 miles of the 0.8 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 68 m of climbing and 17 m of descent; highest point 206 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1642
- Distance
- 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Scottish Borders
- Total ascent
- About 68 m. Highest point 206 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Horsbrugh Terrace, 330 m from the start. Directions NT 333 368Tweedside Hotel, 520 m from the start. Directions NT 331 366Union Club, 710 m from the start. Directions NT 329 365
- Car parks
- Memorial hall car park (free), 280 m from the start. Directions NT 332 368Car park, 320 m from the start. Directions NT 330 370Car park, 390 m from the start. Directions NT 337 370
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 56 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1559Fergus's Trail, Cardrona2.5 miles. Starts 2.6 miles away
- SC 1586Pen View Trail, Cardrona1.8 miles. Starts 2.6 miles away
- SC 1529Pikes Knowe Trail, Cardrona4 miles. Starts 2.6 miles away
- SC 1560Glen Trail, Glentress2.5 miles. Starts 3.6 miles away
- SC 1510Tower Trail, Glentress9 miles. Starts 4.2 miles away
- SC 1573Time Trail, Glentress2.3 miles. Starts 4.3 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.