Designed by Dumfries and Galloway Council Graphics Team Graphics Council Galloway and Dumfries by Designed peat. peat. deposited by the Lyne and West Water, and in places places in and Water, West and Lyne the by deposited On top of all of these layers are river sediments sediments river are layers these of all of top On out the dramatic gorge at the Catwalk. Catwalk. the at gorge dramatic the out floods, perhaps as ice-dammed lakes burst, scoured scoured burst, lakes ice-dammed as perhaps floods, have in the past been quarried. Repeated meltwater meltwater Repeated quarried. been past the in have gravels form terraces, “kaimes” and “eskers”, which which “eskers”, and “kaimes” terraces, form gravels of North Tweeddale Paths, tel. 01968 660614. 01968 tel. Paths, Tweeddale North of of the A702 south of West Linton, these sands and and sands these Linton, West of south A702 the of in North Tweeddale, please contact Roger Oakes, Chairman Chairman Oakes, Roger contact please Tweeddale, North in by meltwater coming out of the ice. On either side side either On ice. the of out coming meltwater by If you are interested in helping develop or maintain paths paths maintain or develop helping in interested are you If sheet. Lying on this are sands and gravels deposited deposited gravels and sands are this on Lying sheet. www.southofscotlandcountrysidetrails.co.uk of rock gouged out by the movement of the ice ice the of movement the by out gouged rock of Forum through the Tweed Rivers Heritage Project. Heritage Rivers Tweed the through Forum clay on top of the bedrock, containing fragments fragments containing bedrock, the of top on clay routes. HLF funding has been co-ordinated by Tweed Tweed by co-ordinated been has funding HLF routes. The retreating ice deposited a tenaceous boulder boulder tenaceous a deposited ice retreating The enjoy Southern Scotland’s rich heritage of ancient ancient of heritage rich Scotland’s Southern enjoy formed of sandstones with volcanic intrusions. intrusions. volcanic with sandstones of formed routes enabling walkers, cyclists and horse-riders to to horse-riders and cyclists walkers, enabling routes the Pentland Hills are are Hills Pentland the has developed a network of over 350km of off-road off-road of 350km over of network a developed has volcanic rock, whereas whereas rock, volcanic Southern Uplands Partnership, this innovative project project innovative this Partnership, Uplands Southern Scotland Countryside Trails. Under the umbrella of of umbrella the Under Trails. Countryside Scotland is also formed of this this of formed also is Trails, the Scottish Borders section of South of of South of section Borders Scottish the Trails, same age. Mendick Hill Hill Mendick age. same group, and have been developed through Tweed Tweed through developed been have and group, volcanic rocks of the the of rocks volcanic North Tweeddale Paths, a local voluntary community community voluntary local a Paths, Tweeddale North resistant crystalline crystalline resistant The paths described in this leaflet were initiated by by initiated were leaflet this in described paths The valley from the more more the from valley softer sandstones of the the of sandstones softer information visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.com. visit information Follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code - for more more for - Code Access Outdoor Scottish the Follow fault, separating the the separating fault, Catwalk marks another another marks Catwalk livestock. of The Loan and The The and Loan The of on a short lead, particularly where there are are there where particularly lead, short a on The prominent scarp scarp prominent The • Keep dogs under close control at all times, ideally ideally times, all at control close under dogs • Keep North Tweeddale North is marked by a steep scarp near Romanno Bridge. 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Romanno near scarp steep a by marked is • Accept responsibility for your own actions. own your for responsibility • Accept two types of rocks, the Southern Uplands Fault, Fault, Uplands Southern the rocks, of types two enjoy: take only memories, leave only footprints. only leave memories, only take enjoy: Trails these between boundary The hills. the of rocks • Look after the places and routes you visit and and visit you routes and places the after • Look deeply eroded than the harder, more resistant resistant more harder, the than eroded deeply the needs of other people enjoying the outdoors. the enjoying people other of needs the last ice age, these softer sandstones were more more were sandstones softer these age, ice last those living and working in the countryside, and and countryside, the in working and living those retreated some 10,000 years ago at the end of the the of end the at ago years 10,000 some retreated • Respect the privacy, safety and livelihoods of of livelihoods and safety privacy, the • Respect Tweed ice the As old. years million 400 some sandstones the right of public access. access. public of right the Romanno Bridge, the valley floor is lined by red red by lined is floor valley the Bridge, Romanno Remember that there are responsibilities attached to to attached responsibilities are there that Remember thousands of years. Between West Linton and and Linton West Between years. of thousands weather when the surface is easily chewed up. up. chewed easily is surface the when weather local landscape has been fashioned over many many over fashioned been has landscape local or cycling grassy or unsurfaced paths during wet wet during paths unsurfaced or grassy cycling or The geology and soils of this area reveal how the the how reveal area this of soils and geology The be enjoyed at any time of year, but avoid riding riding avoid but year, of time any at enjoyed be Countryside Trails Countryside Most of the paths described in this leaflet can can leaflet this in described paths the of Most Area Linton West the of Geology South of Scotland of South Tweed Trails paths are part of the The map overleaf indicates the Tweed Trails paths can be combined with those developed through 350km South of Scotland Countryside which have been developed around West Linton, Tweed Trails, but there is no guarantee as to the Trails network. Newlands and Romannobridge. As well as clear condition of these routes. Some paths marked on the waymarking, gates have been replaced so that they Ordnance Survey or other maps can prove difficult network of paths based around West Linton, are easy to open and close, and drainage work has to follow on the ground. Details of other paths in Romanno Bridge, Blyth Bridge, Carlops and A been undertaken to resolve identified problems. the areas are available from VisitScotland Peebles Newlands, with links to other longer distance paths. However, in keeping with the rural setting, the office or from a selection of walking guides. The majority of these paths are unsurfaced and stout West Linton Golden Jubilee Heritage Trail leaflet At the foot of the Pentland hills, North Tweeddale footwear is therefore recommended. offers a wealth of local historical information, linked is at the north-western limit of the Scottish Borders to a self-guided walk around West Linton, with an yet within easy reach of Edinburgh. The legacy of old There are no stiles on Tweed Trails paths, to accompanying ‘I Spy’ trail leaflet for children. drove roads, Roman roads, disused railways, pedlars’ improve accessibility for people of all ages and paths and other tracks on which the development of abilities, although varying gradient and uneven At one time an important market town on the many of the local settlements was based, now forms surface may restrict some users. The information crossing of the main drove roads north-south and the basis of a path network for walkers, cyclists and overleaf is intended to help you decide for yourself east-west, West Linton is now an attractive village riders to enjoy. The main drove road between the which paths suit your needs, interests and abilities. with various general stores, a post office, bookshop, Highlands and markets south of the border runs Together these paths form an integrated network several pubs and restaurants offering food to suit high up into the hills, intersected by the typically - the possibilities for walking, cycling and riding are varying tastes and budgets. The post office and straight road along the foot of the Pentlands built limited only by your imagination, time and energy! several other local shops carry copies of leaflets by the Romans to link their garrisons at Biggar and There are no fixed routes or distances, it is up to you about the area. Elginhaugh. More local paths provide short walks to work out a route as long or as short as you want. For visitors to the area, there are a variety of places and links between longer distance routes. Larger scale maps should be used to follow routes ready to welcome you on your stay from impressive on the ground, such as Ordnance Survey Landranger castles to friendly farmhouses and town-based 1:50,000 map no. 72 Upper Clyde Valley and 1:25,000 bed and breakfasts. Details of accommodation for Explorer Maps no. 344 The Pentland Hills and walkers, cyclists, horse-riders and motorists are 336 Broughton and Biggar. Similar leaflets to this available from are available from VisitScotland and other local www.visitscotland. outlets outlining Tweed Trails paths around Peebles com. Those in search and Eddleston; Innerleithen and Walkerburn; the of less energetic Cross Borders Drove Road from the Pentlands to pursuits will find Traquair and routes on the Cheviot Hills. An overall a wide variety of The Tweed Trails project, the Scottish Borders section leaflet summarising the 350km South of Scotland other activities of South of Scotland Countryside Trails, has taken Countryside Trails network and accommodation for and attractions, advantage of unique funding opportunities to horse and rider is also available.