The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 5 days of about 22 km (13 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Bedrule to Ashkirk 22 km · 22 km from the start
- Day 2 Ashkirk to Galashiels 22 km · 43 km from the start
- Day 3 Galashiels to Makerstoun 22 km · 65 km from the start
- Day 4 Makerstoun to Eckford 22 km · 86 km from the start
- Day 5 Eckford to Bedrule 22 km · 108 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Drinkstone Hill · 16.0 km from the start
- Black Law 338 m · 104 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Bedrule, Scottish Borders. 55.45021, -2.65570
Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Bedrule, Scottish Borders · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ashkirk, Scottish Borders · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Galashiels, Scottish Borders · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Makerstoun, Scottish Borders · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Eckford, Scottish Borders · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bedrule, Scottish Borders · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
