The Best Hiking Trails in Scottish Borders
Explore Hiking TrailsTop 6 hiking trails in Scottish Borders
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Scottish National Trail: Traquair to Peebles
This section is relatively short and rather uneventful compared to the previous hilly stages. It more or less traces the River Tweed on easy paths to Peebles. Thus, the section can be easily combined with the next, or you may take extra time lounging at a hotel or exploring the Traquair House––a 12th-century hunting lodge with a modern restaurant and brewery....
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Scottish National Trail: Harestanes to Melrose
Continuing to follow cross-shaped markers for St. Cuthbert’s Way, the SNT goes through forestry and farmland on a dirt footpath that is mostly flat. This is the route of a Roman Road, which was key for economic and political interaction for hundreds of years....
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Scottish National Trail: Melrose to Traquair
In Melrose, the Scottish National Trail leaves St Cuthberts Way and joins the route of the Southern Upland Way (SUW), now following hexagonal markers. The trail follows High Street through town, but you should take the brief detour up Abbey Street to see the Melrose Abbey, and to take a tour if you are there during open hours....
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Scottish National Trail: Kirk Yetholm to Harestanes
The tiny village of Kirk Yetholm doesn’t look like much, with little more than a small green and a modest hotel at its center, but the village and the Border Hotel, in particular, are notable as the northern end of the Pennine Way and the southern end of the Scottish National Trail (SNT)....
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Scottish National Trail: Peebles to West Linton
A main road leads through Peebles town centre, soon passing a holiday park with campsites. The Scottish National Trail then departs the pavement for a dirt track, going uphill among farmland with views over the town....
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East Cairn Hill (567m) and Mount Maw (534m) circuit, West Linton
East Cairn Hill is situated on the western flank of the Pentland Hills and is officially the highest hill in Edinburgh. It may seem strange to say ‘the highest hill in Edinburgh’ as it’s a good distance away from the ancient city, but the summit is a meeting point for the borders of three council areas within the region – Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Lothian....
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