Borders Abbeys Way

Borders Abbeys Way
Borders Abbeys Way
	Jedburgh Abbey
Length	109 km (68 mi)
Location	Borders, Scotland
Established	2006
Designation	Scotland's Great Trails
Trailheads	Circular
Use	Hiking
Elevation gain/loss	1,300 metres (4,300 ft) gain
Highest point	339 metres (1,113 ft)
Season	All year
Sights	Historic ruined abbeys, rivers, wildlife, countryside
Website	http://www.bordersabbeysway.com/

The Borders Abbeys Way is a

Sir Walter Scott.^[2]^[3] Along the Borders Abbeys Way there are several rivers: Jed Water, River Teviot, River Tweed, Ale Water, and Rule Water

The route was opened in 2006, and is managed and maintained by

Scottish Borders Council.^[2] It is now designated as one of Scotland's Great Trails by NatureScot.^[1] The route links with four of the other Great Trails: the Cross Borders Drove Road, the Romans and Reivers Route, St Cuthbert's Way and the·Southern Upland Way.^[3] About 15,000 people use the path every year, of whom over 2,000 complete the entire route.^[4]

Sections of the Walk

Start	Finish	Distance		Start elevation		Finish elevation		Highest point
Start	Finish	km	mi	m	ft	m	ft	m	ft
Kelso (55°35′49″N 2°25′58″W / 55.5970°N 2.4327°W / 55.5970; -2.4327 (Borders Abbeys Way: Kelso Abbey))	Jedburgh	19	12	41	134	85	280	120	390
Jedburgh (55°28′36″N 2°33′15″W / 55.4766°N 2.5541°W / 55.4766; -2.5541)	Hawick	20	12	85	280	105	344	300	985
Hawick (55°25′43″N 2°47′00″W / 55.4285°N 2.7833°W / 55.4285; -2.7833)	Selkirk	20	12	102	334	172	564	339	1,113
Selkirk(55°32′50″N 2°50′29″W / 55.5471°N 2.8415°W / 55.5471; -2.8415)	Melrose	16	9.9	172	564	98	320	270	880
Melrose(55°35′56″N 2°43′09″W / 55.5990°N 2.7191°W / 55.5990; -2.7191 (Borders Abbeys Way: Melrose Abbey))	Kelso	28	17	98	320	41	134	148	485
Complete walk		103	64					339	1,113

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Trails Archive". NatureScot & Rucksack Readers. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Borders Abbeys Way" (PDF). Scottish Borders Council. 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Borders Abbeys Way". NatureScot & Rucksack Readers. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ "Scotland's networks of paths and trails: key research findings" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. August 2018. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^ "Abbeys Walk". The Borders Abbeys Way. Scotland's Great Trails.

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