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White AW symbol on postsBorders Abbeys Way

Borders

109 km / 68 miles
A circular route passing the sites and ruins of four medieval abbeys at Melrose, Dryburgh, Kelso and Jedburgh and opening up the beauty of the Scottish Borders. This Way is steeped in 12th century history: the time when the Border abbeys were first established and granted their Royal charters. The monks knew how to select prime locations, next to the River Tweed and Teviot for their salmon fishing, and in the fertile plains below the Eildon Hills. Melrose is a convenient starting point and the Way also visits Kelso, Jedburgh, Hawick and Selkirk.

Path booklet, in sections, may be downloaded from the Scottish Borders Council website.


Details:

Waymark: White AW symbol on posts
Path Type: Scotland's Great Trails
Waymark: White AW symbol on posts
Attributes: Scotland's Great Trails
Average Gradients
Moorland
Heritage
Religious
Start and Finish: NT548342 - Melrose Abbey, Borders View on StreetMap
Web Sites: Scottish Borders Council - Borders Abbeys Way Scotland's Great Trails - Borders Abbeys Way Walk Highlands - Border Abbeys Way

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook Walking the Borders Abbeys Way : the abbeys of Melrose, Dryburgh, Kelso and Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders  (Cicerone Press  - 2019 )
Guidebook Borders Abbeys Way  (Rucksack Readers  - 2017 )
Guidebook Borders Abbeys Way  (Mike Salter  - 2008 )
Guidebook Borders Abbeys Way  (Northern Heritage  - 2007 )
Leaflet Borders Abbeys Way  (Scottish Borders Council  - 2014 )
External download Borders Abbeys Way Leaflet  (Scottish Borders Council  - 2014 ) Download
External download Borders Abbeys Way Certificate - Application Form  (Scottish Borders Council ) Download

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 73, 74, 79, 80
OS Landranger Active 73, 74, 79, 80
OS Explorer 16, 331, 338, 339
OS Explorer Active 16, 331, 338, 339

Walking Support Providers:

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Borders Abbeys Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
Last Updated 26/01/2021 22:59:25 - Updated to follow Scottish Borders Council routing
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Route Profile:

107.3 km (66.7 miles)
1,934 m (6,345 ft) ascent
341 m (1,119 ft)  maximum height

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