The Southern Upland Way Scotland's Coast to Coast trail

Guidebook to the Southern Upland Way, a 215-mile (347km) coast-to-coast trail across the breadth of southern Scotland. This highly rewarding 2-week walk crosses 7 hill ranges and involves overnight stays far from civilisation, so requires competence, fitness and self-reliance.

• Links Portpatrick on Scotland’s southwest coast with Cockburnspath in the east, via Castle Kennedy, Beattock/Moffat, Galashiels, Melrose and Lauder


• Daily stages range from 9–19 miles (15–30km) in length, and are best walked between April and October


• Clear route descriptions accompany 1:50,000 OS mapping, with tips on planning, transport, accommodation and luggage transfer, and notes on local history and points of interest


• Crosses rolling hills, wooded river valleys, lochsides and rugged moorland, including the remote reaches of the Galloway Hills, Carsphairn range, Lowthers, Ettrick Hills, Manor Hills, Inch Moor and Lammermuirs


• Includes advice on backpacking – taking advantage of five bothies and unlimited wild camping possibilities – or staying in accommodation (ideally reached via pre-arranged vehicle pick-up)


• GPX files available to download