and adjoining counties to the north and west, which which west, and north the to counties adjoining and

priority paths. paths. priority

Tweeddale, as well as further afield in the Borders Borders the in afield further as well as Tweeddale,

and newly formed local path groups to identify identify to groups path local formed newly and

There are many other paths around North North around paths other many are There

consultations co-ordinated by community councils councils community by co-ordinated consultations

sites. sites. www.southofscotlandcountrysidetrails.co.uk. residents were independently involved in public public in involved independently were residents

courses and historic historic and courses on available are descriptions improve public access in Tweeddale. Over 1,000 local local 1,000 Over Tweeddale. in access public improve

including golf golf including route detailed More available. also is rider and horse advantage of unique funding opportunities to to opportunities funding unique of advantage

and attractions, attractions, and for accommodation and network Trails Countryside of South of Scotland Countryside Trails, has taken taken has Trails, Countryside Scotland of South of

other activities activities other Scotland of South 350km the summarising leaflet The Tweed Trails project, the Scottish Borders section section Borders Scottish the project, Trails Tweed The

a wide variety of of variety wide a overall An Hills. Cheviot the on routes and Traquair

pursuits will find find will pursuits to Pentlands the from Road Drove Borders Cross

of less energetic energetic less of the Walkerburn; and Innerleithen Eddleston; and

com. Those in search search in Those com. Peebles around paths Trails Tweed outlining outlets

www.visitscotland. local other and VisitScotland from available are

available from from available this to leaflets Similar Biggar. and Broughton 336

walkers, cyclists, horse-riders and motorists are are motorists and horse-riders cyclists, walkers, and Hills Pentland The 344 no. Maps Explorer

bed and breakfasts. Details of accommodation for for accommodation of Details breakfasts. and bed 1:25,000 and Valley Clyde Upper 72 no. map 1:50,000

castles to friendly farmhouses and town-based town-based and farmhouses friendly to castles Landranger Survey Ordnance as such ground, the on

ready to welcome you on your stay from impressive impressive from stay your on you welcome to ready routes follow to used be should maps scale Larger

and links between longer distance routes. distance longer between links and

For visitors to the area, there are a variety of places places of variety a are there area, the to visitors For

to work out a route as long or as short as you want. want. you as short as or long as route a out work to Elginhaugh. More local paths provide short walks walks short provide paths local More Elginhaugh.

about the area. area. the about you to up is it distances, or routes fixed no are There by the Romans to link their garrisons at Biggar and and Biggar at garrisons their link to Romans the by

several other local shops carry copies of leaflets leaflets of copies carry shops local other several energy! and time imagination, your by only limited straight road along the foot of the Pentlands built built Pentlands the of foot the along road straight

varying tastes and budgets. The post office and and office post The budgets. and tastes varying are riding and cycling walking, for possibilities the - high up into the hills, intersected by the typically typically the by intersected hills, the into up high

several pubs and restaurants offering food to suit suit to food offering restaurants and pubs several network integrated an form paths these Together Highlands and markets south of the border runs runs border the of south markets and Highlands

with various general stores, a post office, bookshop, bookshop, office, post a stores, general various with abilities. and interests needs, your suit paths which riders to enjoy. The main drove road between the the between road drove main The enjoy. to riders

east-west, West Linton is now an attractive village village attractive an now is Linton West east-west, yourself for decide you help to intended is overleaf the basis of a path network for walkers, cyclists and and cyclists walkers, for network path a of basis the

crossing of the main drove roads north-south and and north-south roads drove main the of crossing information The users. some restrict may surface many of the local settlements was based, now forms forms now based, was settlements local the of many

At one time an important market town on the the on town market important an time one At uneven and gradient varying although abilities, paths and other tracks on which the development of of development the which on tracks other and paths

improve accessibility for people of all ages and and ages all of people for accessibility improve drove roads, Roman roads, disused railways, pedlars’ pedlars’ railways, disused roads, Roman roads, drove

accompanying ‘I Spy’ trail leaflet for children. children. for leaflet trail Spy’ ‘I accompanying

There are no stiles on Tweed Trails paths, to to paths, Trails Tweed on stiles no are There yet within easy reach of Edinburgh. The legacy of old old of legacy The Edinburgh. of reach easy within yet

to a self-guided walk around West Linton, with an an with Linton, West around walk self-guided a to

is at the north-western limit of the Scottish Borders Borders Scottish the of limit north-western the at is

offers a wealth of local historical information, linked linked information, historical local of wealth a offers recommended. therefore is footwear

At the foot of the Pentland hills, North Tweeddale Tweeddale North hills, Pentland the of foot the At

West Linton Golden Jubilee Heritage Trail leaflet leaflet Trail Heritage Jubilee Golden Linton West stout and unsurfaced are paths these of majority

office or from a selection of walking guides. The The guides. walking of selection a from or office the setting, rural the with keeping in However, Newlands, with links to other longer distance paths. paths. distance longer other to links with Newlands,

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the areas are available from VisitScotland Peebles Peebles VisitScotland from available are areas the problems. identified resolve to undertaken been Romanno Bridge, Blyth Bridge, Carlops and and Carlops Bridge, Blyth Bridge, Romanno

to follow on the ground. Details of other paths in in paths other of Details ground. the on follow to has work drainage and close, and open to easy are network of paths based around West Linton, Linton, West around based paths of network

Ordnance Survey or other maps can prove difficult difficult prove can maps other or Survey Ordnance they that so replaced been have gates waymarking,

Trails network. network. Trails condition of these routes. Some paths marked on the the on marked paths Some routes. these of condition clear as well As Romannobridge. and Newlands

350km South of Scotland Countryside Countryside Scotland of South 350km Tweed Trails, but there is no guarantee as to the the to as guarantee no is there but Trails, Tweed Linton, West around developed been have which

Tweed Trails paths are part of the the of part are paths Trails Tweed can be combined with those developed through through developed those with combined be can paths Trails Tweed the indicates overleaf map The

South of Scotland Geology of the West Linton Area Most of the paths described in this leaflet can Countryside Trails The geology and soils of this area reveal how the be enjoyed at any time of year, but avoid riding local landscape has been fashioned over many or cycling grassy or unsurfaced paths during wet thousands of years. Between West Linton and weather when the surface is easily chewed up. Remember that there are responsibilities attached to Romanno Bridge, the valley floor is lined by red the right of public access. sandstones some 400 million years old. As the ice Tweed • Respect the privacy, safety and livelihoods of retreated some 10,000 years ago at the end of the those living and working in the countryside, and last ice age, these softer sandstones were more the needs of other people enjoying the outdoors. deeply eroded than the harder, more resistant • Look after the places and routes you visit and rocks of the hills. The boundary between these Trails enjoy: take only memories, leave only footprints. two types of rocks, the Southern Uplands Fault, is marked by a steep scarp near Romanno Bridge. • Accept responsibility for your own actions. The prominent scarp • Keep dogs under close control at all times, ideally North Tweeddale of The Loan and The on a short lead, particularly where there are Catwalk marks another livestock. fault, separating the Follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code - for more softer sandstones of the information visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.com. valley from the more The paths described in this leaflet were initiated by resistant crystalline North Tweeddale Paths, a local voluntary community volcanic rocks of the group, and have been developed through Tweed same age. Mendick Hill Trails, the Scottish Borders section of South of is also formed of this Scotland Countryside Trails. Under the umbrella of volcanic rock, whereas Southern Uplands Partnership, this innovative project the Pentland Hills are has developed a network of over 350km of off-road formed of sandstones with volcanic intrusions. routes enabling walkers, cyclists and horse-riders to enjoy Southern Scotland’s rich heritage of ancient The retreating ice deposited a tenaceous boulder routes. HLF funding has been co-ordinated by Tweed clay on top of the bedrock, containing fragments Forum through the Tweed Rivers Heritage Project. of rock gouged out by the movement of the ice www.southofscotlandcountrysidetrails.co.uk sheet. Lying on this are sands and gravels deposited by meltwater coming out of the ice. On either side If you are interested in helping develop or maintain paths of the A702 south of West Linton, these sands and in North Tweeddale, please contact Roger Oakes, Chairman of North Tweeddale Paths, tel. 01968 660614. gravels form terraces, “kaimes” and “eskers”, which have in the past been quarried. Repeated meltwater floods, perhaps as ice-dammed lakes burst, scoured out the dramatic gorge at the Catwalk.

On top of all of these layers are river sediments deposited by the Lyne and West Water, and in places peat. Designed by Dumfries and Galloway Council Graphics Team Cauldstane Slap Mendick Hill The Loan Old Coach Road The old drove road from West Linton heads up the From the old Roman road, an informal grassy path winds Sections of the stony road climbing north-west from The old road between Blyth Bridge and West Linton tarmaced public road to Baddinsgill, beyond which a up to the summit of Mendick Hill, affording views of the West Linton to join the Roman road near Stonypath have is now an enjoyable gently undulating track, grassy at stony track climbs north, gradually becoming grassier to Lyne Valley below. been improved through Tweed Trails, but the surface the southern end and stony towards the north, readily the breach in the Pentlands at the Cauldstane Slap. From remains unconsolidated with varying gradient. accessible but with the feeling of being well off the here a narrow, unsurfaced path leads on northwards. Old Roman Road (east) beaten track. From Lynedale, the old Roman road continues north-east Kaimes Old Roman Road (west) to Carlops as a wide stony track of varying gradient and A new path climbs up a stony farm track to the aerial, Old Drove Road south The firm track between Dolphinton and West Linton uneven surface. levelling out onto a grassy track, skirting down around From Halmyre, the old drove road climbs as an uneven following roughly the line of the old Roman road follows the back of Kaimes House to an attractive path alongside grassy track between twin dykes, up onto wide open hill the contour along the side of the Pentland Hills, and is Stonypath to Baddinsgill a shelterbelt, and linking down through fields to between Drum Maw and Hag Law. No sign of habitation therefore relatively level but largely unsurfaced. The inviting grassy track following the contour of the hill Halmyre along farm tracks. is visible as you drop down between rolling hills to cross parallel and to the east of the old drove road south of Fingland Burn, before climbing gently again along a North Slipperfield to Garvald Baddinsgill links via a stony track to the old Roman road Henderland Hill Fort clearly defined track to the forest boundary near the This track runs parallel to the old Roman road west of south of Stonypath. An ideal medium-length circular Developed entirely by the local community group, this Flemington Burn. West Linton, but once branching off the tarmac road route in conjunction with the quiet road to Baddinsgill. new informal grassy path leads up to the summit of the to West Water Reservoir, is more of a hill path with hill fort. Carlops area uneven surface and variable gradient. The moorland The Catwalk The distinctive little village of Carlops has a useful car sections of the path are relatively exposed and can As its name implies, this narrow footpath is perched John’s Path park with direct access to a variety of circular walks. be wet and boggy at times, but this route makes an along the side of a gorge and is suitable only for sure- From Blyth Bridge, an attractive informal grassy footpath Although not directly developed through Tweed Trails, enjoyable circular in conjunction with the old Roman footed walkers. A short link joins up with The Loan to follows the west bank of the Tarth Water south, linking these paths have been well signed by Pentland Regional road, with option for a longer route through to Dunsyre, form a circular walk. back to the public road towards Castlecraig. The path is Park and Scotways. or linking to other paths over the Pentlands and to the named after John Shaw, the dedicated local volunteer Covenanters Grave. who initiated this path.

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