Sir Walter Scott Way
A 92-mile long-distance path in Southern Scotland. Beginning in Moffat and ending in Cockburnspath, the route features the Southern Uplands and Border Country. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: NT 085 052
Distance: 92 miles (148 km)
Time: 38–48 hours
Duration: 6–10 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
322 Annandale, Annan, Lockerbie and Beattock
330 Moffat and St Mary’s Loch
337 Peebles and Innerleithen
338 Galashiels, Selkirk and Melrose
345 Lammermuir Hills
346 Berwick-upon-Tweed
351 Dunbar and North Berwick
Summary
The Sir Walter Scott Way is a cross-country long-distance walking route running from Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway to Cockburnspath in the Borders via Ettrick Head, Over Phawhope, Ettrick Dale, Earl’s Hill, Tibbie Shiels Inn, St Mary’s Loch, Blake Muir, Traquair, Minch Moor, Brown Knowe, Selkirk, Galashiels, Yair, Melrose, Lauder, Longformacus, Watch Water Reservoir, and Abbey St Bathans.
It runs through lowland valleys, beside lochs and reservoirs, alongside the River Tweed and its tributaries, over several hills of the Scottish Southern Uplands, and through towns and villages of Southern Scotland and Border country, each steeped in history and interest. Along its length, much of which is shared with the Southern Upland Way, there are deep connections with Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland’s greatest writers, who loved this part of Scotland that inspired many of his finest poems and novels and where he spent a very large part of his life.