Southern Upland Way
This splendid route is one of the four official Long Distance Routes in Scotland and is Britain's first official coast to coast long distance foot-path.
The trail starts at Portpatrick, on the south-west coast of Scotland, and runs to Cockburnspath on the eastern seaboard. The path visits Castle Kennedy, New Luce, Bargrennan, St John's Town of Dalry, Sanquhar, Wanlockhead, Beattock, Daer Reservoir, St Mary's Loch, Traquair, Galashiels, Lauder and Longformacus. Highlights includes beautiful coast, a series of delightful lochs and fabulous views of the Lowther Hills and the Lammermuir Hills towards the end of the route.
The trail is waymarked with a black and white thistle logo.
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Southern Upland Way Ordnance Survey Map - view and print off detailed OS map
Southern Upland Way Open Street Map - view and print off detailed map
Southern Upland Way OS Map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking
Southern Upland Way Open Street Map - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
At the start of the walk in Portpatrick you will pass the delightful Dunskey Glen where there's an historic estate with woodland, wildlife, beautiful gardens, lakes and a picturesque waterfall. The cliff top ruins of Dunskey Castle can also be visited in this area.
Around Moffat the route links up with the Annandale Way which will take you along the River Annan through the Moffat Hills to the sea at the Solway Firth, south of the town of Annan.