withstand year-round use and offer welcome shelter from the elements. elements. the from shelter welcome offer and use year-round withstand Kielder Water and Forest and Water Kielder OL42 Explorer (such as the Waverley Way) and forest paths (such as Ae Forest), are more likely to to likely more are Forest), Ae as (such paths forest and Way) Waverley the as (such sed railway lines lines railway sed disu tracks, Hard up. chewed easily is surface the when weather The Cheviot Hills Cheviot The OL16 Explorer Avoid riding or cycling grassy paths or the unsurfaced high hill routes during wet wet during routes hill high unsurfaced the or paths grassy cycling or riding Avoid Pentland Hills Pentland 344 Explorer other critical farm activities than during other seasons. seasons. other during than activities farm critical other Galashiels, Selkirk and Melrose and Selkirk Galashiels, 338 Explorer of disturbing lambing or or lambing disturbing of risk less is there and kindest, its at (usually!) weather best, its Peebles and Innerleithen and Peebles 337 Explorer is the best time of year, particularly on horseback. The days are long, countryside at at countryside long, are days The horseback. on particularly year, of time best the is Biggar and Broughton and Biggar 336 Explorer Walkers can enjoy the SOSOCT network throughout the year, but May to September September to May but year, the throughout network SOSOCT the enjoy can Walkers Time of year of Time Teviotdale South Teviotdale 331 Explorer Moffat and St. Mary’s Loch Mary’s St. and Moffat 330 Explorer For more information visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.co.uk. www.outdooraccess-scotland.co.uk. visit information more For Liddesdale and Kershope Forest Kershope and Liddesdale 324 Explorer where there are livestock. are there where • Keep dogs under close control at all times, ideally on a short lead, particularly particularly lead, short a on ideally times, all at control close under dogs • Keep Eskdale and Castle O’er Forest O’er Castle and Eskdale 323 Explorer • Accept responsibility for your own actions. actions. own your for responsibility • Accept Nithsdale and Dumfries and Nithsdale 321 Explorer Ordnance Survey Explorer series 1:25,000 scale 1:25,000 series Explorer Survey Ordnance only footprints. only • Look after the places and routes you visit and enjoy: take only memories, leave leave memories, only take enjoy: and visit you routes and places the after • Look Cheviot Hills and Kielder Water Kielder and Hills Cheviot 80 no. Map s. s. outdoor the enjoying people other of needs the and countryside, Hawick and Eskdale and Hawick 79 no. Map • Respect the privacy, safety and livelihoods of those living or working in the the in working or living those of livelihoods and safety privacy, the • Respect Nithsdale and Annandale and Nithsdale 78 no. Map towns. The opportunities are limited only by your imagination! ! ! n n imagination! imaginatio imaginatio your your your by by by only only only limited limited limited are are are opportunities opportunities opportunities The The The towns. towns. towns. e . e Cod Access Outdoor Scottish the follow to Remember countryside. plenty else to offer, from historic houses and abbeys to golf, gardens and old market market old and gardens golf, to abbeys and houses historic from offer, to else plenty time well spent. spent. well time cycling or riding in the the in riding or cycling walking, to attached risks still are there but possible, as follow Kelso and Coldstream and Kelso 74 no. Map Hawick. For those who don’t want to walk, cycle or ride, the South of Scotland has has Scotland of South the ride, or cycle walk, to want don’t who those For Hawick. vance of your trip is is trip your of vance ad in sound are shoes horses’ your Checking numbers. telephone environment. We have done all we can to make the trails as enjoyable and easy to to easy and enjoyable as trails the make to can we all done have We environment. Peebles, Galashiels and Selkirk and Galashiels Peebles, 73 no. Map between Moffat and and Moffat between route linear the and Kielder to link Bush Bloody the network, emergency if you lose a shoe unexpectedly. Accommodation providers can supply local local supply can providers Accommodation unexpectedly. shoe a lose you if emergency s a working working a s i through passing be will you farmland and forestry the of Most Upper Clyde Valley Clyde Upper 72 no. 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You will need larger scale maps to to maps scale larger need will You co.uk. again be heard on ancient routes. routes. ancient on heard be again pick, body brush, brush, body pick, hoof a riders, For eventualities. all for prepared be – ground high www.southofscotlandcountrysidetrails. horses’ hooves will once once will hooves horses’ and feet marching of sound the project, exciting this Through articularly on on articularly p unpredictable, very be can weather season, the what matter No available from VisitScotland, or online at at online or VisitScotland, from available reverse the decline. decline. the reverse to paths signed clearly and gates replaced drainage, undertaken What to take to What covered in more detail in individual leafl ets ets ets leafl leafl individual individual in in detail detail more more in in covered covered Trails (SOSCT) has has (SOSCT) Trails Countryside Scotland of South opportunities, funding unique of day. day. are Hills Cheviot the and Forest, Ae T of these once critical routes have become impassable. Taking advantage advantage Taking impassable. become have routes critical once these of expect to cover in a a in cover to expect riders most average the is miles 15-20 that mind in bear horse, alkerburn), Walkerburn), W and and (Innerleithen (Innerleithen weeddale Tweeddale T disused railways, pedlar’s paths, forest and other tracks. Over the years, many many years, the Over tracks. other and forest paths, pedlar’s railways, disused good the waymarking, fi nding the route can take time. If planning to bring your your bring to planning If time. take can route the nding fi waymarking, the good East Eddleston), and (Peebles Tweeddale roads, roads, Roman and drove old of heritage rich a has Scotland of South he others you meet along the way. Be realistic – in unfamiliar territory, no matter how how matter no territory, unfamiliar in – realistic Be way. the along meet you others Central area), Linton (West Tweeddale Allow yourself time to enjoy the spectacular scenery, stop for a rest, or to chat with with chat to or rest, a for stop scenery, spectacular the enjoy to time yourself Allow North North around around Routes Routes network. network. SOSCT SOSCT the the Border County Ride and other long distance routes. distance long other and Ride County Border It all depends on your speed, fi tness, terrain and how far you’ve gone the day before! before! day the gone you’ve far how and terrain tness, fi speed, your on depends all It of scope the indicates overleaf map The routes for walkers, horse-riders and cyclists linking to the Pennine Bridleway, Bridleway, Pennine the to linking cyclists and horse-riders walkers, for routes How long will it take? it will long How Maps South of Scotland Countryside Trails is a 350km network of quiet off-road off-road quiet of network 350km a is Trails Countryside Scotland of South Accommodation Mrs. J. Copeland, Bailey Mill, Bailey, Newcastleton TD9 OTR Tel. 01697 748617. From impressive castles to friendly farmhouses and town-based bed and breakfasts, Farmhouse B&B or self-catering cottages there are any number of places ready to welcome you on your stay in the South of with stabling and/or grazing south of SOSCT Scotland. Details of accommodation for walkers, cyclists and motorists are available network, variety forest trails nearby. Guided rides, fi shing and cycle hire. from www.VisitScotland.com. The following establishments offer accommodation Peebles South of Scotland for horse and rider on or near the trails, with parking, secure tack storage and drying Arran Waddell, Lyne Farmhouse, facilities. All will provide an evening meal or transport to/from a local pub offering Peebles EH45 8NR Tel. 01721 740255. food. Packed lunches are usually available on request. [email protected]. Farmhouse B&B for 2-6; self-catering cottages Countryside Trails for 2-8 with adjacent grazing and stabling on Boreland Ae farm overlooking The Meldons. Roger Grant, Burrance of Courance, Amanda Saville, Chariots of Fire, Ettrickbridge Mrs. J. Haydock, Winkston Farmhouse, Lockerbie DG11 1TT. Tel. 01387 860434. Nether Boreland, Lockerbie DG11 2LL. Ian Mayoh, Cross Keys Inn, Ettrickbridge, Peebles EH45 8PH Tel.