Sir Walter Scott Way

Dumfries & Galloway, Borders

148 km / 92 miles

A cross-country walk between Moffat in South Central Scotland to Cockburnspath on the South East Scottish Coastline and almost coincident with the Southern Upland Way, designed to add some additional interest to the longer route.

It runs through lowland valleys, by lochs and reservoirs, alongside the River Tweed and its tributaries, over several significant Borderland hills and through communities steeped in history and interest.

Along its length there are numerous connections with Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland's greatest writers. It was indeed this countryside that inspired many of his great poems and novels, and where he spent a very large part of his life.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Challenging Lake/Reservoir/Loch Moorland River
Start:	NT085052 - Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway
Finish:	NT774711 - Cockburnspath, Borders

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Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	67, 73, 74, 78, 79
OS Landranger Active	67, 73, 74, 78, 79
OS Explorer	322, 330, 337, 338, 345, 346, 351
OS Explorer Active	322, 330, 337, 338, 345, 346, 351

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

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Path

Along
Path

Hostel Accommodation

Moffat Independent Hostel

< 1 km

Group Accommodation

Well Road Centre, Moffat

< 1 km

Group Accommodation

Cleikum Mill Lodge, Innerleithen

2 km

52 km

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Paths Marked on OS mapping

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Kanters

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GPX Route File

Sir Walter Scott Way GPX Exchange Format Route File

MemoryMap Route File

Sir Walter Scott Way Memory Map Route File

Tracklogs Route File

Sir Walter Scott Way Tracklogs Route File

Route Profile:

148.3 km (92.1 miles)
3,928 m (12,887 ft) ascent
530 m (1,739 ft) maximum height

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Sir Walter Scott Way

Dumfries & Galloway, Borders

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