News and Related Issues
Route Directions
This complete route has been waymarked and should be easy to follow. We do however recommend that those walking do so with the correct set of Ordnance Survey maps. To assist the walker Walking Support / I-Net Support (webmasters) have prepared a comprehensive directional document detailing all the junctions where decisions have to be made on how to proceed. This directional instruction as a nominal charge of £2.50 + VAT. It can be sent to you by e-mail attachment and is in the form of a Word Document in table format. All the key junction points are identified by grid reference number and instuctions of what to do at all points given.
Simply click on the Buy Now button and once on line payment has been confirmed Walking Support will send you an e-mail with the Grid Reference Table attached.
Promotional LeafletsWith the partial support of the Jedburgh Tourism Forum we have been able to design and print a leaflet that relates to the complete circular walk and this website. The detail is a mix of a map, several photographs from the route and limited text on the general outline of the walk. This is a leaflet that is being circulated widely and which we are using to attract the interest of potential walkers to the area.
For anyone wanting to receive a copy for themselves or a friend simply send us an e-mail stating your name and postal address and we will be pleased to forward you the copies you request.
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Completion CertificatesOur associate business, Walking Support, will be pleased to present a personalised completion certificate to all walkers who register and then complete the circular route. To qualify for this certificate the entire walk needs to be done in a continuous series of days and we require to be notified of your intentions and planned dates before you set off. Simply send us an e-mail detailing your name and dates of the walk, then on completion provide us with information on accommodation providers used and your postal address. |
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If you are using Walking Support to book your accommodation or for baggage transfer there is no need for the information on completion of the walk.
Once we have this information we will post out the certificate/s to your home address. During the height of the season this may take several weeks to arrive.
Dunion Hill Wind Farm
Dunion Hill wind farm is a proposal for eight 101 metre high wind turbines on the section of walk between Jedburgh and Denholm. If this plan is approved the route will pass directly under two of the turbines and close to the sub-station, with the remaining six windmills all within 3/4 mile of the path.
We acknowledge that walkers will have differing views on wind farm developments however with a significant prolification of wind farms and applications we have concerns as to how this will effect certain walking routes. Through a link on the Walking Support website we have a questionnaire on this subject and we would encourage walkers to access this and provide us with your views on this subject.
Additionally you may want to link to the Dunion Hill Conservation website that has much more information on this development application and if you are concerned there is advise on how you can have your voice heard.
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Competitions
Watch this space for information on forthcoming photographic competitions etc.
Walkers' News Items
The following comments were recently received and we have concluded that they are worth repeating as they are the views of a totally independent person who has had no prior connection with the walk of the area.
To whom it may concern,
I have recently completed the Borders Abbey Way walk, over five days, and would like to pass on some comments.
I have completed both of your on-line surveys, but feel that some more needs to be said.
I usually have a walking holiday once a year and have walked in all sorts of regions of the British isles, but this was the first in the Scottish Borders country. This walk is one of the better ones, for ease of route, scenery and people.
Thoroughly enjoyable. The waymarking is excellent. Better that a walk I did a couple of years ago in Cumbria and Yorkshire, which was only signposted if you were walking north. When walking south, as we did, there were very few direction markers on stiles etc. Not so on the BAW. Well done.
The scenery is top notch, wonderful. The actual route is first class in terms of variety. I would say that no two days are the same.
Once again, an excellent walk, and one that I will be recommending to every one.
Rob Jones
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