Walking Southern Upland Way Scotland Walking Southern Upland Way Scotland Walking Southern Upland Way Scotland Walking Southern Upland Way Scotland

The Southern Upland Way 345km / 215 miles 11 days part of the Walking on the Web guide to walking in Scotland

Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 309, 310, 319, 320, 322, 328, 329, 330, 337, 338, 345, 346

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From Portpatrick on the Irish Sea to Cockburnspath close to the North Sea this National Trail crosses the southern uplands of Scotland. This is a long walk through remote countryside with very few major towns on route and limited accommodation for those not carrying their own tent. The National Trail spannered thistle is used to way mark the route.

There are Youth Hostels at

Minnigaff, Kendoon, Wanlockhead, Broadmeadows, Melrose, Abbey St Bathans and Coldingham SYHA

and bothies at The Beehive near Laggangarn, White Laggan south of Loch Dee, Manquhill north of Dalry, Chalk Memorial at the head of the Water of Ken near Polskeoch, east of Daer Reservior at Brattleburn and north east of Ettrick Head at Over Phawhope

There are links to St Cuthert's Way and the Central Scottish Way at Lauder

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	Serviced accommodation
	Unserviced accommodation
	Bus route
	Shop for provisions
	Cafe / Restaurant
	First Aid / Pharmacy
	Train
	Airport
Grading
	gradual ascents or descents along well defined paths or tracks. Suitable for novice walkers
	considerable ascents and descents over moderate fell type terrain
	strenuous sometimes exposed routes requiring map reading and navigational skills

Calculating walking distances

Depart Portpatrick Arrive New Luce Total time 8 hrs Distance 37km / 23 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL309 Stranraer & The Rhins and OL310 Glenluce & Kirkcowen

Depart New Luce   Arrive Bargrennan Total time 6 hrs Distance 27km / 17 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL310 Glenluce & Kirkcowen

Depart Bargrennan Arrive Dalry Total time 8.5 hrs Distance 39km / 24 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL319 Galloway Forest Park South and OL320 Castle Douglas, Loch Ken and New Galloway

Depart Dalry Arrive Sanquhar Total time 9 hrs Distance 43km / 27 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL320 Castle Douglas, Loch Ken and New Galloway and OL328 Sanquhar New Cumnock

Depart Sanquhar Arrive Wanlockhead Total time 3 hrs Distance 13km / 8 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL328 Sanquhar New Cumnock and OL329 Lowther Hills, Sanquhar and Leadhills

Depart Wanlockhead Arrive Beattock Total time 7 hrs Distance 32km / 20 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL329 Lowther Hills, Sanquhar and Leadhills and OL330 Moffat and St Mary's Loch

Depart Beattock   Arrive Tibbie Shiels Inn Total time 7.5 hrs Distance 34km / 21 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL330 Moffat and St Mary's Loch

Depart Tibbie Shiels Inn Arrive Broadmeadows Total time 7.5 hrs Distance 35km / 22 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL330 Moffat and St Mary's Loch

Depart Broadmeadows Arrive Lauder Total time 7.5hrs Distance 34km / 21 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OLOL338 Galasheils, Selkirk & Melrose

Depart Lauder   Arrive Longformacus Total time 5 hrs Distance 24km / 15 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL338 Galasheils, Selkirk & Melrose OL345 Lammermuir Hills, Bonnyrigg & Gifford

Depart Longformacus   Arrive Cockburnspath Total time 6 hrs Distance 27km / 17 miles Altitude change Descent m Ascent m Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL345 Lammermuir Hills, Bonnyrigg & Gifford and OL346 Berwick upon Tweed

Abbey St Bathans

Further website information

southernuplandway.com

 

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