Would you like to explore the best of the Scottish Borders? This guidebook covers 15 of the best short walks in the area (between 6 and 11.5km, all under three hours), including St Abbs Head, Eyemouth Shores, Wideopen Hill, Eildon Hills, Hawick, Peebles and Neidpath Castle.

Why choose this guidebook?

• Easy to moderate walks suitable for almost everyone
• Short climbs but no challenging terrain
• Numbered points which tie OS maps to clear route description
• Facilities, parking and highlights for every route
• Route Summary Table to help you choose your walk

Cicerone’s Short Walks guidebooks contain everything you need to get outdoors and discover the best of an area. The routes are perfect if you’re new to walking or looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. Let the adventures begin!

Location of walks

Map key

Using this guide

Route summary table

Introduction

The walks

Walk 1 Cove and Cockburnspath 

Walk 2 St Abbs Head 

Walk 3 Eyemouth Shores 

Walk 4 Edin's Hall Broch 

Walk 5 Paxton House and the Tweed 

Walk 6 Kelso and Roxburgh 

Walk 7 Wideopen Hill 

Walk 8 Waterloo Monument 

Walk 9 St Boswells 

Walk 10 Eildon Hills (challenging) 

Walk 11 Abbotsford to Cauldshiels Loch 

Walk 12 Hawick and Vertish Hill 

Walk 13 Bowhill House 

Walk 14 Peebles and Neidpath Castle 

Walk 15 Cademuir Hill 

Useful information

Seasons

Year-round, although some paths may be muddy in autumn and winter.

Centres

Coldingham, Eyemouth, Duns, Kelso, the Yetholms, Jedburgh, St Boswells, Melrose, Galashiels, Hawick, Selkirk, Peebles

Difficulty

Some of the walks are on smooth, well-maintained paths, others maybe rougher and even a little overgrown in high summer. One walk (Wideopen Hill) is on open grassy hilltops, and the Eildon Hills walk has a steep ascent.

Must See

Berwickshire coast and the great River Tweed; birds of St Bees; Edin’s Hall Broch; ruined abbeys of Melrose and Dryburgh; Newark and Neidpath Castles; grand houses and gardens at Paxton, Melrose, Abbotsford and Bowhill; early Victorian town centres of Hawick and Peebles.

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