Contact & Links

Webmaster contact page

The website is developed and maintained by

I-Net Support,
2 Wembley Terrace,
Melrose,
Scotland.
TD6 9QR

Tel: +44 (0) 1896 822079
FAX: +44 (0) 1896 820093

We are pleased to receive your comments, questions and applications using any means of communication this including our e-mail info@i-netsupport.co.uk.

We also welcome feedback from visitors to the website and those who have walked the Way. This can be mosts easily done using our On-Line Questionnaires by simply clicking on Website Feedback or Walking Route Feedback. For comments already received click on this link which will take the viewer to the News Section.

For those who have pointed out factual or grammatical errors we thank them and would let them know that their comments are always acted upon. We would encourage others to also let us know of such matters so that the website can be further improved.

Useful walking hyperlinks

We hope that once you have visited this site you will want to walk at least some of the Borders Abbeys Way sections. We are equally keen to assist you with the planning of subsequent walks or in accessing other walking information.

Below are a selection of websites that could be of interest.

St Cuthbert's Way Logo

St Cuthbert's Way is a route that joins with the Sir Walter Scott Way at Melrose. The Way is 62.5 miles and runs from Melrose to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) in Northumberland. This website is also maintained by I-Net Support.


Rob Roy Way Logo

Rob Roy Way is a walking route from Drymen to Pitlochry in the Scottish Highlands. This is either 79 or 92 miles in length dependent on the route option taken. This website is also maintained by I-Net Support.


Sir Walter Scott Way Logo

The Sir Walter Scott Way is a new walking route from Moffat past Abbotsford to Cockburnspath in the south of Scotland. This is 92 miles in length and offers open and varied countryside, interesting communities, and an historical connection brought alive in the writing of Sir Walter Scott and in the buildings and towers passed on the route. This website is also maintained by I-Net Support.

The Cateran Trail acknowledged as the first Scottish Circular Long Distance walking route this 65 mile (104 Km) route has much to recommend it to the outdoor enthusiast. Situated in the heart of Scotland straddling Highland Perthshire and part of the Angus Glens.


Great Glen Way Logo

The Great Glen Way is a SNH supported route. There is an official website and an alternative website maintained by I-Net Support. This is designed to a similar format to all other I-Net Support websites offering the walker a lot of interesting background and supporting data.


Roman Heritage Way Logo

The Roman Heritage Way is group of three walks that covers the North of England and the South of Scotland. The route is developed from a series of linked waymarked routes either set up by the English Nature Trails or by routes supported by Scottish Borders Paths and Northumberland Council. The Way offers a cross border walk from either the west coast or the east coast then heading over the Cheviots to the Tweed valley. Alternatively it can be a coast to coast route this being the Hadrian's Wall Path. The website is maintained by I-Net Support.


Fife Coastal Path starting below the Forth Railway Bridge and ending close to the Tay Railway Bridge is a 78 mile (125 Km) route staying very close to the shore as it travels along the Forth Estuary, then onto the North Sea and finally heads west along the Tay shoreline. This is an attractive walk of a less challenging physical nature full of interest of an historical and industrial viewpoint.
Marine and ornithological nature are never distant.
This website is also maintained by I-Net Support.


During 2006 the Weadale Way has seen its route being extended and re-aligned in parts to make it a more varied walk.
The route passes through a World Heritage Site and a Designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Running from the North Sea to the North Pennines it is 77 miles in length.
This website is also maintained by I-Net Support.


Walk in Scotland Logo

Walk in Scotland is the dedicated website for VisitScotland.
The website details a very wide range of walks. These are walks of all standards and types and the website is a must for the walker who wants to know how to access and enjoy the great Scottish outdoor on foot.


SUW Logo

The Southern Upland Way was the first Official Waymarket route in Scotland and is 212 miles from coastline to coastline. It runs from Portpatrick on Dumfries & Galloway to Cockburnspath in the Scottish Borders.
The Ranger Services in the repective areas undertake the ongoing maintenance of the route and the Official Website is managed by Dumfries & Galloway Council.
The Sir Walter Scott Way is a route developed from the eastern section of this way.


LDWA Logo

The LDWA is an Association of people with the common interest of walking long distances in rural, mountainous or moorland areas. By joining the LDWA, you will meet other like-minded long distance walkers and gain access to information on walking events and long distance walking routes all over the UK.


Walkingworld Logo

Walkingworld Ltd. is an independently owned company promoting information on mainly day walks in the hills fells and contryside. The walks are often submitted to the website from local walking enthusiasts and this website will provide details of walks that could be of interest from across the UK.



Useful local hyperlinks

We hope that once you have visited this site you will want to walk the route and make the most of the Scottish Borders Area. THe following links may assist you in finding out about the area.

Below are a selection of websites that could be of interest.

Scottish Borders Recommended Logo

If you are looking for accommodation, food, shops to visit, and activities to take part in then this site gives you a selection that have all been recommended for their quality and customer service.



Walkers' Newsletter

Walking Support and I-Net Support have combined together to produce an e-mail circulated Walkers' Newsletter. This newsletter is sent to only those on our Newsletter Database, and it is absolutely free.

The newsletter is made up of useful information on Long Distance Walking, include any new routes or revisions to existing ones and provides offers and competitions for individuals walking the routes that we support.

We will not pass your name or e-mail address on to any other party so you will only receive our newsletter through registration. You can also at any time remove you registration by simply click on the un-subscribe button at the bottom of all newsletters.

To register simply click here and send the blank e-mail. You will then be added to the database.


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