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Historic Walking Trails in Scotland

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Discover Ancient Abbeys & Quaint Villages

Explore the rich history of Scotland on a long-distance walking holiday through charming market towns, ancient castles and religious ruins. These trails offer historic interest as well as peace and tranquillity as you step back in time and enjoy a slower pace of life in rural countryside.

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St Cuthbert’s Way
£550
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 km
Rob Roy Way
£755
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
79 miles / 126 km
Borders Abbeys Way
£685
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
John Muir Way
£1205
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Lindisfarne Castle
The Cheviot Hills
Melrose Abbey
On the Pilgrim's Path to Lindisfarne
Wideopen Hill, top of St Cuthbert's Way
Fenham Fields
St Cuthbert sculpture
The entrance to St Cuthbert's Cave
Melrose Abbey
St Cuthbert's Way waymarker
The crossing to Lindisfarne

St Cuthbert’s Way

From £550pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 62.5 miles / 100 km
Duration 5 - 8 Nights
  • Enjoy an unforgettable pilgrimage journey to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne
  • Explore the idyllic countryside of the Scottish Borders and the Cheviot Hills
  • Discover historic abbeys, priories and castles in Scotland and England
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Walking from Drymen to Aberfoyle
Falls of Dochart, Killin
Highland cows on the Rob Roy Way
Views of Loch Tay
Rob Roy Way signpost
Glenny Hill on the Rob Roy Way
Surrounded by ferns on the Rob Roy Way
Absolute Escapes client on the Rob Roy Way
Highland Scenery on the Rob Roy Way
Killin to Ardtalnaig

Rob Roy Way

From £755pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 79 miles / 126 km
Duration 7 - 8 Nights
  • Follow in the footsteps of legendary Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor
  • Walk through beautiful forests and alongside some of Scotland's finest lochs, rivers and waterfalls
  • Discover the well-worn track used during the dramatic Jacobite uprisings and clan feuds
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Scott's View
Abbotsford House - home of Sir Walter Scott
Jedburgh Abbey
Borders Abbeys Way, Melrose
Leaderfoot Viaduct
Smailholm Tower on the Borders Abbeys Way
Sunset over Nisbet on the Borders Abbey Way
Floors Castle, Kelso
Horse statue on Hawick High Street, Scottish Borders

Borders Abbeys Way

From £685pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 68 miles / 109 km
Duration 6 - 7 Nights
  • Enjoy easy walking through the wonderful Scottish Borders countryside
  • Immersive yourself in the region’s rich religious and local history
  • Visit the majestic ruins of four 12th-century abbeys
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A group of hikers on the John Muir Way
The start of the John Muir Way in Helensburgh
Linlithgow Palace
Maid of the Loch by Loch Lomond
Absolute Escapes walker on the Bridge to Nowhere near Dunbar
Blackness Castle
Discover the historic city of Edinburgh
The John Muir Way
The coastline near Dunbar
The Forth Rail Bridge from South Queensferry
The Absolute Escapes team at John Muir's Birthplace, Dunbar

John Muir Way

From £1205pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 134 miles / 215 km
Duration 11 - 12 Nights
  • Travel coast-to-coast traversing the heartland of Scotland
  • Pass the famous bonnie banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland's first National Park
  • Walk along the beautiful East Lothian coastline to Dunbar, birthplace of John Muir
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