Southern Upland Way (Beattock-Walkerburn)

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31.5 mi
1,890 ft
10h08
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Last verified: 27 August 2024

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This is a part of the Southern Upland Way taking you from Beattock to Walkerburn. Along this trail, you will pass the
Dob's Linn (a geological top spot), St Mary's Loch (the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders) and Traquair House (a fortified mansion and the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland). The Southern Upland Way is a 212-mile (341 km) coast-to-coast walk in Scotland between Portpatrick in the west, and Cockburnspath in the east. It opened in 1984.The path visits Castle Kennedy, New Luce, Bargrennan, St John's Town of Dalry, Sanquhar, Wanlockhead, Beattock, St Mary's Loch, Traquair, Galashiels, Lauder and Longformacus en route. The Sir Walter Scott Way shares the last five places with the Southern Upland Way. The Annandale Way running through Annandale from the source of the River Annan to the sea joins the Southern Upland Way briefly at Beattock.

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Route origin

Based on: Southern Upland WayPrivate route
Author: Dromos

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Difficulty level: Extreme (90/100)

Length: 31.5 mi

Duration: 10h08


Total ascent: 1,890 ft

Maximal slope: 8.9 %

Average slope: 1.3 %

Net ascent: 108 ft

Total descent: 1,781 ft

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 20.7 mi (66 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 2.2 mi (7 %)

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        Closest address to start: A701, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
        Closest address to end: Park Avenue, The Scottish Borders, United Kingdom

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        1. Auchencastle railway station

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          Auchencastle railway station was a private station which served Auchencastle, near Beattock, in …
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        2. Beattock railway station

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          Beattock railway station was a station which served Beattock, in the parish of Kirkpatrick-Juxta …
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        3. Moffat railway station

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          Moffat railway station was a station and the terminus of a short branch line which served Moffat, …
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        4. Newton Wamphray

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          Newton Wamphray is a village in Dumfries and Galloway. Wamphray is the name of the surrounding …
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        5. Wamphray railway station

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          Wamphray railway station served Newton Wamphray, near Beattock, in the Scottish county of Dumfries …
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        6. Moffat Academy

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          Moffat Academy is a school in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It educates children from …
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        7. Crown of Scotland

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          At a relatively small elevation from the surrounding peaks, it is situated to the north of the …
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        8. Croft Head

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          Croft Head is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It …
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        9. Moffat Hills

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          The Moffat Hills are a range of hills in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. They form a roughly …
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        10. White Coomb

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          White Coomb is a hill in the Moffat Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Its …
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        11. Southern Uplands

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          The Southern Uplands are the southernmost and least populous of mainland Scotland's three major …
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        12. Loch Skeen

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          Loch Skeen or Loch Skene is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is …
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        13. Grey Mare's Tail

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          Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The …
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        14. Dob's Linn

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          Dob's Linn is a small steep valley in Dumfries and Galloway, just north of the A708 road between …
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        15. Broad Law

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          Broad Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The …
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        16. Southern Upland Way

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          The Southern Upland Way is a 344-kilometre coast-to-coast long-distance footpath in southern …
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        17. Megget Reservoir

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          Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the …
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        18. Megget Water

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          Megget Water is a river in the parish of Yarrow, Selkirkshire in the Scottish Borders area of …
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        19. St Mary's Loch

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          St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, and is situated on the south …
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        20. Dryhope Tower

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          Dryhope Tower is a ruined Scottish peel tower in the valley of the Yarrow Water, in the historic …
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        21. Kirkhope Tower

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          Kirkhope Tower is a Scottish Pele, located in the Ettrick Valley, in the historic county of …
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        22. The Glen

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          The Glen, also known as Glen House, is an estate and country house in the parish of Traquair, …
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        23. Quair Water

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          The Quair Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its …
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        24. Cardrona Forest

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          The Cardrona Forest is a forest in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7062, near …
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        25. Traquair House

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          Traquair House, approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest …
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        26. Kailzie Gardens

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          Kailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the …
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        27. Leithen Water

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          Leithen Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in Scotland. It rises in the Moorfoot Hills and …
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        28. Horsburgh Castle

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          Horsburgh Castle, also known as Horsbrugh Castle or Horsbrugh Tower, is a ruined tower house …
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        29. Robert Smail's Printing Works

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          Robert Smail's Printing Works is a fully functional Victorian era letterpress printing works in …
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        30. Glentress Forest

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          Glentress Forest is located near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, about 30 miles south of …
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        Auchencastle railway station
        Beattock railway station
        Moffat railway station
        Newton Wamphray
        Wamphray railway station
        Moffat Academy
        Crown of Scotland
        Croft Head
        Moffat Hills
        White Coomb
        Southern Uplands
        Loch Skeen
        Grey Mare's Tail
        Dob's Linn
        Broad Law
        Southern Upland Way
        Megget Reservoir
        Megget Water
        St Mary's Loch
        Dryhope Tower
        Kirkhope Tower
        The Glen
        Quair Water
        Cardrona Forest
        Traquair House
        Kailzie Gardens
        Leithen Water
        Horsburgh Castle
        Robert Smail's Printing Works
        Glentress Forest
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