Walking in the Southern Uplands

Award-winning author Ronald Turnbull has written many guides on walking in Scotland. He is also a runner, and in 1995 was awarded the Long-Distance Trophy of the Fell Running Association for a non-stop journey over all the 2000ft hills of southern Scotland.

Map key
Overview map

Introduction

Boundaries of the Borders
Real remoteness
Rolling - but also rocky
Lists of hills
Border reivers
The Covenanters
When to go
Transport
Accommodation
Tourist information and other facilities
Maps
Compass and GPS
Safety in the mountains
Using this guide

1 Galloway

Walk 1 Girvan and Grey Hill
Walk 2 Ailsa Craig
Walk 3 Cairnsmore of Fleet
Walk 4 Minnigaff Hills
Walk 5 Merrick and Murder Hole
Walk 6 The Dungeon Hills
Walk 7 Rhinns of the Kells
Walk 8 Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
Walk 9 Screel Hill

2 Nithsdale and Lanarkshire

Walk 10 Afton Water
Walk 11 Criffel
Walk 12 Queensberry
Walk 13 Well Hill, Durisdeer
Walk 14 Lowther Hill by Well and Enterkin passes
Walk 15 Tinto
Walk 16 Culter Fells
Walk 17 Broughton Heights

3 Moffatdale

Walk 18 Devil's Beef Tub
Walk 19 Ettrick Head
Walk 20 Hart Fell
Walk 21 White Coomb
Walk 22 White Coomb and Hart Fell
Walk 23 Loch of the Lowes and Ward Law
Walk 24 The Wiss and St Mary's Loch

4 Manor Hills to the Tweed

Walk 25 Broad Law
Walk 26 Manor Head
Walk 27 Cademuir Hill and the Tweed
Walk 28 Glen Sax Circuit
Walk 29 Lee Pen and Windlestraw Law
Walk 30 Three Brethren and Minch Moor
Walk 31 Eildon Hills and the Tweed
Walk 32 Rubers Law

5 Lothian

Walk 33 Pentlands
Walk 34 Arthur's Seat
Walk 35 Blackhope Scar
Walk 36 Lammer Law
Walk 37 Abbey St Bathans and Cockburn Law
Walk 38 North Berwick Law

6 The Border Ridge to Cheviot

Walk 39 Langholm Heights
Walk 40 Cauldcleuch Head
Walk 41 Peel Fell and Kielder Stone
Walk 42 Hownam Law
Walk 43 Windy Gyle
Walk 44 The Cheviot and Hen Hole

Appendix A Walk summary table
Appendix B Information and facilities by area
Appendix C Scots glossary