Borders Abbeys Way
A 67-mile long distance footpath which links the ruined abbeys of the Border Country at Melrose, Dryburgh, Jedburgh, and Kelso. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: NT 65170 20833
Distance: 67 miles (107 km)
Time: 25–35 hours
Duration: 3–6 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL16 Cheviot Hills
331 Teviotdale South
338 Galashiels, Selkirk and Melrose
339 Kelso, Coldstream and Lower Tweed Valley
Summary
The Scottish Borders are famed for their magnificent ruined abbeys at Melrose, Dryburgh, Jedburgh, and the more ruinous Kelso. The Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance walk that links all four abbeys in a circular route of 107km. The walk has five stages, each ending at an attractive town as the route takes in Jedburgh near the English border, the old mill towns of Hawick and Selkirk, picturesque Melrose, and Kelso with its impressive Georgian buildings arranged around a cobbled market square. As a circuit, the route can be started at any point. The walk keeps mostly to lower levels, crossing a peaceful pastoral countryside, with only a few sections that climb higher into rougher ground, rewarded with extensive views. There are lengthy stretches along the River Tweed and the River Teviot, famed for their salmon fishing. All the towns on the route are well served by bus, with direct links between the start and end of every stage. (Source: Walk Highlands)