Borders Abbeys Way

Jedburgh Abbey

Dryburgh Abbey

The Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a circular walkway and is 64.5 miles (103 km) long.

The theme of the footpath is the ruined Borders abbeys (established by David I of Scotland) along its way—Kelso Abbey, Jedburgh Abbey, Melrose Abbey and Dryburgh Abbey—and it also includes the towns of Hawick and Selkirk. The Abbeys were homes to the monks who lived there between the 12th and 16th centuries.

Sections of the Walk

Most people choose to do the Walk in one day for each segment.^[1]

Section	Distance Miles/KM	Start & End Elevation	Highest points
Kelso-Jedburgh	12/19	134 & 280 ft	390 ft
Jedburgh-Hawick	12.5/20	280 & 344 ft	985 & 563 ft
Hawick-Selkirk	12.5/20	344 & 564 ft	999 & 1113 ft
Selkirk-Melrose	10/16	564 & 320 ft	880 ft
Melrose-Kelso	17.5/28	320 & 134 ft	485 ft
Complete walk	64.5/103		1113 ft

It is divided into five sections, each roughly a days walk.

Kelso (55°35′49″N 2°25′58″W / 55.5970°N 2.4327°W / 55.5970; -2.4327 (Borders Abbeys Way: Kelso Abbey)) to Jedburgh (55°28′36″N 2°33′15″W / 55.4766°N 2.5541°W / 55.4766; -2.5541)
Jedburgh to Hawick (55°25′43″N 2°47′00″W / 55.4285°N 2.7833°W / 55.4285; -2.7833)
Hawick to Selkirk (55°32′50″N 2°50′29″W / 55.5471°N 2.8415°W / 55.5471; -2.8415)
Selkirk to Melrose (55°35′56″N 2°43′09″W / 55.5990°N 2.7191°W / 55.5990; -2.7191 (Borders Abbeys Way: Melrose Abbey))
Melrose to Kelso

Along the Borders Abbeys Way there are several rivers: Jed Water, River Teviot, River Tweed, Ale Water, and Rule Water.

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