15 easy-to-follow circular walks in The Borders

Fifteen easy-to-follow hand-crafted circular walks, routes & maps in The Borders of all grades in Walk Grade Order

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Fifteen easy-to-follow hand-crafted circular walks, routes & maps in The Borders of all grades in Walk Grade Order

Scroll down the list of walks below & click on each walk title (in blue) to locate it on the map above.

See this list of walks, routes & maps in:

Grade Order | Length Order | Time Order | Walk Number or Start Location Order
NB. To reverse (toggle) this order, click Grade Order again

Vital Statistics:

Length:4 (6.5km)
Ascent:1,057ft (322m)
Time:2.75hrs
Grade:(Easy)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo131 Woden Law from Tow Ford pdf

Route Summary:

Tow Ford  -  Dere Street  -  Woden Law  -  Langside Law  -  Buchtrig Farm  -  Kale Water  -  Tow Farm.

Vital Statistics:

Length:6.25 (10km)
Ascent:758ft (231m)
Time:3 hrs
Grade:(Easy)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo106 Carby Hill (Caerba Hill) from Newcastleton pdf

Route Summary:

Newcastleton  -  Liddesdale  -  Liddel Water  -  Tweeden Burn  -  Mangerton Tower  -  Sorbietrees Farm  -  Carby Hill (Caerba Hill)  -  Newcastleton or Copshaw Holme.

Vital Statistics:

Length:4.5 (7km)
Ascent:1,503ft (458m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo128 Dod Hill (Teviothead) from Linhope Farm pdf

Route Summary:

Linhope Farm  -  Linhope Burn  -  Dod Hill (Teviothead)  -  Bye Hill  -  Carlin Tooth (Teviothead)  -  Sunhope Hass  -  Linhope Burn  -  Elygrain Farm  -  Linhope Farm.

Vital Statistics:

Length:7 (11km)
Ascent:1,408ft (429m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo143 Humblemoor Hill from Tow Ford pdf

Route Summary:

Towford Farm  -  Kale Water  -  Buchtrig Farm  -  Humblemoor Hill  -  Little Humblemoor  -  The Hows  -  Tronshaw Hill  -  Upper Chatto  -  Chatto  -  Towford Farm.

Vital Statistics:

Length:5.75 (9km)
Ascent:1,877ft (572m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo133 Glenrief Rigg and Ellson Fell from Mosspaul Hotel pdf

Route Summary:

Mosspaul Hotel  -  Mosspaul Burn  -  Glenrief Rig  -  Ellson Fell  -  Castlewink  -  Glenrief Cottage  -  Bught Knowe  -  Glenrief Rig  -  Mosspaul Burn  -  Mosspaul Hotel.

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 (14km)
Ascent:1,260ft (384m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo124 Hownam Law from Morebattle pdf

Route Summary:

Morebattle  -  The St Cuthbert's Way  -  Kale Water  -  Grubbit Law  -  Cushat End  -  Hownam Law  -  South Cote  -  Howgate  -  Heavyside  -  Gateshaw  -  Morebattle.

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 (13km)
Ascent:1,520ft (463m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo104 Skelfhill Pen from Buccleuch Estates (Teviothead) pdf

Route Summary:

Buccleuch Estates (Teviothead  -  Teviotdale)  -  Fouledge Syke  -  Alderybar Cottage  -  Harwood Rigg  -  Grey Pen  -  Skelfhill Pen  -  Greatmoor Hill  -  Knowes Head  -  Coltercleugh Shiel Cottage  -  Goat Hill  -  Buccleuch Estates (Teviothead).

Vital Statistics:

Length:7.5 (12km)
Ascent:2,018ft (615m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo144 Wisp Hill (Teviothead) and Glenrief Rig from Mosspaul Hotel pdf

Route Summary:

Mosspaul Hotel  -  Wisp Hill (Teviothead)  -  Ewenshope Fell  -  Ewes Doors  -  Ewelees Farm  -  Fiddleton Cottage  -  Bught Knowe  -  Glenrief Rig  -  Mosspaul Burn  -  Mosspaul Hotel.

Vital Statistics:

Length:7.25 (11.5km)
Ascent:2,009ft (612m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo107 Lightning Hill, Wether Law (Teviothead) and Tudhope Hill from Linhope Farm pdf

Route Summary:

Linhope Farm  -  Lightning Hill  -  Wether Law (Teviothead)  -  Crummiecleuch Rig  -  Millstone Edge (Tudhope Hill)  -  Tudhope Hill  -  Little Tudhope Hill  -  Sunhope Hass  -  Elygrain Farm  -  Linhope Burn  -  Linhope Farm.

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.5 (13.5km)
Ascent:2,832ft (863m)
Time:5.75hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo121 Wisp Hill (Teviothead) and Pikehaw Hill from Mosspaul Hotel pdf

Route Summary:

Mosspaul Hotel  -  Wisp Hill (Teviothead)  -  Ewenshope Fell  -  Ewes Doors  -  Pikethaw Hill  -  Frodaw Height  -  Dan's Hags  -  Upper Hill (Fiddleton Cottage)  -  Fiddleton Cottage  -  Bught Knowe  -  Glenrief Rig  -  Mosspaul Burn  -  Mosspaul Hotel.

Vital Statistics:

Length:10 (16km)
Ascent:2,238ft (682m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo119 Woden Law and Humblemoor Hill from Tow Ford pdf

Route Summary:

Tow Ford  -  Dere Street  -  Woden Law  -  Langside Law  -  Buchtrig Farm  -  Humblemoor Hill  -  Little Humblemoor  -  The Hows  -  Tronshaw Hill  -  Upper Chatto  -  Chatto  -  Towford Farm  -  Kale Water  -  Tow Farm.

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 (14km)
Ascent:2,793ft (851m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo114 Lightning Hill, Wether Law (Teviothead), Tudhope Hill and Dod Hill from Linhope Farm pdf

Route Summary:

Linhope Farm  -  Lightning Hill  -  Wether Law (Teviothead)  -  Crummiecleuch Rig  -  Millstone Edge (Tudhope Hill)  -  Tudhope Hill  -  Little Tudhope Hill  -  Sunhope Hass  -  Carlin Tooth (Teviothead)  -  Bye Hill  -  Dod Hill (Teviothead)  -  Linhope Burn  -  Linhope Farm.

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 (14km)
Ascent:3,482ft (1,061m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo109 Wisp Hill (Teviothead), Pikehaw Hill and Ellson Fell from the Mosspaul Hotel pdf

Route Summary:

Mosspaul Hotel  -  Wisp Hill (Teviothead)  -  Ewenshope Fell  -  Ewes Doors  -  Pikethaw Hill  -  Frodaw Height  -  Dan's Hags  -  Upper Hill (Fiddleton Cottage)  -  Fiddleton Cottage  -  Glenrief Cottage  -  Castlewink  -  Ellson Fell  -  Glenrief Rig  -  Mosspaul Burn  -  Mosspaul Hotel.

Vital Statistics:

Length:13.25 (21km)
Ascent:2,586ft (788m)
Time:7.25hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo135 Bodesbeck Law, Bell Craig, Andrewhinney Hill and Herman Law from Ettrick Water pdf

Route Summary:

Ettrick Water,Longhope Burn  -  Bught Hill  -  Bodesbeck Law  -  Nowtrig Head  -  Mid Rig (Bell Craig)  -  Salmongill Craig  -  Bald Craig  -  Bell Craig  -  Mirk Side  -  Andrewhinney Hill  -  Brockhope Head  -  Trowgrain Middle  -  Herman Law  -  Fala Grain  -  Back Beck  -  Brockhoperig  -  Ettrick Water.

Vital Statistics:

Length:14.5 (23km)
Ascent:2,018ft (615m)
Time:7.25hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for The Borders walk bo116 Roan Fell from Newcastleton pdf

Route Summary:

Newcastleton or Copshaw Holm  -  Bedda Cleuch  -  Blackburn Farm  -  Kiln Knowe  -  Black Burn  -  Hog Gill  -  Rigging Sike  -  Millstone Edge (Roan Fell)  -  Roan Fell  -  Watch Hill  -  Strait Hill  -  Cooms Fell  -  Black Edge  -  Watch Crags  -  Loch Knowe  -  Tinnis Bridge  -  Hazelyside Hill  -  Bedda Hill  -  Newcastleton.

See this list of walks, routes & maps in:

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