Southern Upland Way

#554 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Hiking, Hiking trail

Gallery (2)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

The Southern Upland Way is a 344-kilometre coast-to-coast long-distance footpath in southern Scotland. The route links Portpatrick in the west and Cockburnspath in the east via the hills of the Southern Uplands. The Way is designated as one of Scotland's Great Trails by NatureScot and is the longest of the 29 Great Trails. The Southern Upland Way meets with seven of the other Great Trails: the Annandale Way, the Berwickshire Coastal Path, the Borders Abbeys Way, the Cross Borders Drove Road, the Mull of Galloway Trail, the Romans and Reivers Route and St Cuthbert's Way. ()

Length: 213.75 miSeason: All yearCoordinates: 55°28'0"N, 3°12'0"W

Location

ScotlandUnited Kingdom

Contact

Website

Social media

Add

Day trips

Southern Upland Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Mary's Loch, Grey Mare's Tail, Grey Mare's Tail, Loch Skeen.

1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
St Mary's Loch
46 min walk • St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, and is situated on the south side of the A708 road between Selkirk and Moffat, about 72 kilometres south of Edinburgh.
4.8 miSW
Trail, Waterfall, View point
Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat
123 min walk • Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat
123 min walk • Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Skeen
131 min walk • Loch Skeen or Loch Skene is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about 10 miles to the north-east of Moffat and feeds the 60-metre high Grey Mare's Tail waterfall.
3.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Dryhope Tower
87 min walk • Dryhope Tower is a ruined Scottish peel tower in the valley of the Yarrow Water, in the historic county of Selkirkshire, now part of the Scottish Borders.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Megget Reservoir
87 min walk • Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The 259 hectares reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland.