Cicerone publishes guidebooks for long distance walks and treks, day walks, family walks, scrambling, climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering, cycling guides, hill and mountain skills and outdoor photography. Cicerone's aim is to inspire you, and to provide the information needed to enable you to plan and enjoy your favourite outdoor activity, whether in the British Isles or overseas.
Publisher's Information 2026
With clear stage breakdowns, expert navigation guidance and practical advice throughout, it helps you explore one of Scotland’s easier long-distance trails, located just under an hour by train from Edinburgh.
Detailed route descriptions for all 6 stages are provided alongside OS 1:50,000 mapping and downloadable GPX files to keep you on track as you explore the Borders
A handy route summary table breaks each stage down with ascent information, daily distances (8 - 25km) and timings so that you can adapt this long-distance trail to suit your experience and fitness
Accommodation information is provided, mainly hotels and B&Bs with some campsites, including in key centres like Hawick, Selkirk, Newton St Boswells, Denholm, and Jedburgh
Insight into the history of the Scottish Borders is included, bringing 12th-century medieval abbeys, border conflicts and landscapes to life as you walk
