Jedburgh to Kelso – 14 May 2022
We have only been a few times across the border into Scotland in recent years. The years 2021 and 2020 don’t really count because we were not out very much but we only went into Scotland once in the years 2018 and 2019 so this is the first time since August 2019 which is when we went to Langholm. We have walked these routes only 3 times in the past the last time being in 2009 although we did walk from Kelso to Jedburgh in 2011.
All three of the routes are following the Borders Abbey Way, a 68 mile (109 km) circular route which visits the four main abbeys in the border region, Jedburgh, Melrose, Dryburgh and Kelso. The route can be done in any direction but the usual way is anti-clockwise starting from Jedburgh with the last section from Kelso back to Jedburgh. The reason we walk from Jedburgh to Kelso is because of a general lack of facilities in Jedburgh although it does mean we have a slightly longer trip back home after the walks.
The first route to start is the 12-mile route that begins on the way out of Jedburgh and follows the Borders Abbey Way right into Kelso. Both the 13-mile route and the 10-mile route get off at Jedfoot Bridge on the A698 road. The 10-mile route picks up the Borders Abbey Way right after getting off the coach. The 13-mile route goes off on St Cuthberts Way through the grounds of Monteviot House and then climbs up to the Waterloo Monument before coming back down at Nisbit and continuing the route on the Borders Abbey Way.
So if you fancy a trip across the border and you would like to join us for a walk you can get in touch with us using the Contact Page of our website and you can also download the walk descriptions below and the GPX routes here.
The image for this post was taken on that single trip to Scotland in August 2018 when we walked from Jedburgh to St Boswells which is close to Dryburgh Abbey.