Scotland

Trails in Scotland

5 hiking trails mapped in Scotland. Together they cover 63 km with 1,511 m of climbing, and the highest point reaches 708 m. Every route has a GPX download, elevation profile, gradient and surface analysis.

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Plate GB-SCT · 5 routes · GPS traced

Mapped routes: 5
Total distance: 63km
Total climbing: 1,511m
Highest point: 708m

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About trails in Scotland

Scotland's walks here are all in the south of the country, below the Highlands. The best known is Conic Hill, Balmaha, a short, steep climb on the Highland Boundary Fault with views along Loch Lomond and its islands. It is also part of the West Highland Way. Tinto Hill Hike, South Lanarkshire goes up a lone red-granite hill above the Clyde valley to a large summit cairn at about 700 m.

The longest route is St Cuthbert's Way to Jedburgh, which starts at Kirk Yetholm on the edge of the Cheviots and crosses Border farmland and river valleys on a hard 28 km day. Nearer the towns, the Bannockburn to Plean Walk passes the 1314 battlefield near Stirling, and the Irvine Harbour Walk follows the Ayrshire shore of the Firth of Clyde.

Best time to go: May to September has the longest days. Midges are at their worst around Loch Lomond from June to August, and winter brings short daylight and hill fog, even on low summits.
Terrain: The hills are modest, rising to about 700 m, but paths can be steep, eroded and boggy. Most routes are easy or moderate, and St Cuthbert's Way is the one long, hard day.
Permits & access: The Scottish Outdoor Access Code gives a right of responsible access to most land. Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park requires permits for camping in its management zones in summer, and dogs must be kept on leads on Conic Hill during lambing season.

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