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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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Rob Roy Way
£860
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
79 miles / 126 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£625
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 km
John Muir Way
£1455
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Borders Abbeys Way
£775
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Absolute Escapes client on the Rob Roy Way (credit - Bobbi Larson & Jim Sequeira)
Highland cows on the Rob Roy Way (credit - our client, Peter Currie)
Killin, Rob Roy Way (credit - Paul Tomkins, VisitScotland)
The route from Acharn to Aberfeldy (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
An Absolute Escapes client walking from Dryman to Aberfoyle (credit - Peter Currie)
Rob Roy Way signpost
A swan on the River Tummel in Pitlochry (credit - our client, Gordon Adamson)
Rob Roy Way scenery from Aberfeldy to Pitlochry (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team walking from Acharn to Aberfeldy (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Absolute Escapes client walking the Rob Roy Way (credit - Robert Clarke)
Rob Roy Way scenery from Acharn to Aberfeldy (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)

Rob Roy Way

From £860pp

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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Absolute Escapes clients in the Cheviot Hills whilst walking from Morebattle to Kirk Yetholm on the St Cuthbert's Way (credit - Bob Siegel)
Our client, Anne, at St Cuthbert's Cave (credit - Peter Backhouse)
The Absolute Escapes team with some of our clients walking the St Cuthbert's Way (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Lindisfarne Castle (credit - Michael Conrad)
Katia, Sheila and Sine from the Absolute Escapes team walking the St Cuthbert's Way (credit - Scott Smyth)
The Tweed River on the Melrose to Jedburgh section (credit - our client, Bob Siegel)
The Cheviot Hills
Absolute Escapes team members walking from from Wooler to Fenwick (credit - Melanie Grandidge)
Melrose Abbey (credit - Kenny Lam, VisitScotland)
The Absolute Escapes team walking the St Cuthbert's Way (credit - Scott Smyth)
Our client walking across the Pilgrim's Path to Holy Island at low tide (credit - Mari Leijo)
The approach to Kirk Yetholm (credit - Peter Backhouse)

St Cuthbert’s Way

From £625pp

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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A group of hikers on the John Muir Way
The path near Blackness Castle (credit - Scott Smyth)
An Absolute Escapes client enjoying the views when walking from Helensburgh to Balloch (credit - Desiree Ventura)
Preston Mill, East Linton (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Absolute Escapes team members walking through Dunbar Country Park (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Maid of the Loch by Loch Lomond
The start of the John Muir Way in Helensburgh
The Absolute Escapes team at John Muir's Birthplace, Dunbar
The Forth Rail Bridge from South Queensferry
Coastal cliffs, Dunbar (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Linlithgow Loch (credit - Melanie Grandidge)
Absolute Escapes walker on the Bridge to Nowhere near Dunbar

John Muir Way

From £1455pp

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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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 £775pp

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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