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The Southern Upland Way is an official long-distance walking trail in Scotland.
Contents
- 1 Southern Upland Way Halal Travel Guide
- 2 Prepare
- 3 Travel as a Muslim to Southern Upland Way
- 3.1 Portpatrick to Castle Kennedy
- 3.2 Castle Kennedy to New Luce
- 3.3 New Luce to Bargrennan
- 3.4 Bargrennan to Dalry
- 3.5 Dalry to Sanquhar
- 3.6 Sanquhar to Wanlockhead
- 3.7 Wanlockhead to Beattock
- 3.8 Beattock to Street Mary's Loch
- 3.9 St Mary's Loch to Traquair
- 3.10 Traquair to Yair
- 3.11 Yair to Galashiels
- 3.12 Galashiels to Melrose
- 3.13 Melrose to Lauder
- 3.14 Lauder to Longformacus
- 3.15 Longformacus to Abbey Street Bathans
- 3.16 Abbey Street Bathans to Cockburnspath
- 4 What to see in Southern Upland Way
- 5 Stay Safe
- 6 News & References Southern Upland Way
- 7 Explore more Halal friendly Destinations from Southern Upland Way
Southern Upland Way Halal Travel Guide
Southern Upland Way Official Opening Plaque (6823232253) - Official Opening Plaque Just to make sure you dont head off in the wrong direction (6782526606) - Signposts
The Way is a waymarked route stretching 212 miles coast-to-coast across Scotland, from Portpatrick in the extreme south-west of Scotland to Cockburnspath on Scotland's North Sea coast south of Edinburgh.
It is a much more demanding route than the popular West Highland Way, since it is longer, crosses the grain of the land with much up-and-down, and visits very remote areas which lack accommodation and amenities thus forcing the walker to carry plenty of kit and provisions.
The route could be walked in either direction, but most guides including this one go from West to East. This means that he prevailing wind is usually on your back and you are not walking into the setting evening sun.
Prepare
This guide can only give a brief overview of the route. There is an official guidebook giving detailed directions, and a set of 1:50000 Ordnance Survey maps are also recommended.
Allow around two weeks to walk the complete route, but it is feasible to do any of the sections or just a mile or two as a day walk.
Travel as a Muslim to Southern Upland Way
The start at Portpatrick is about file miles from Stranraer which has rail and coach connections to Glasgow and is near to ferry connections to Belfast.
From Stranraer there are eight buses ( Stagecoach West Scotland 367]) per day (Monday to Sat) to Portpatrick 3 buses on a Sunday.
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Portpatrick to Castle Kennedy
Portpatrick start of southern upland way - Portpatrick start
- Portpatrick GPS 54.84255, -5.12017 has several hotels and B&Bs to stay in before you start the walk.
Castle Kennedy to New Luce
{{marker|type=listing* Castle Kennedy GPS 54.8965, -4.9517
New Luce to Bargrennan
- New Luce GPS 54.9466, -4.8250
Bargrennan to Dalry
{{marker|type=listingBargrennan GPS 55.05,-4.5833
Dalry to Sanquhar
- St John's Town of Dalry GPS 55.106,-4.165
Sanquhar to Wanlockhead
- Sanquhar GPS 55.36793,-3.92463
Wanlockhead to Beattock
- Wanlockhead GPS 55.397,-3.777
Beattock to Street Mary's Loch
{{marker|type=listingBeattock GPS 55.308,-3.458
St Mary's Loch to Traquair
- St Mary's Loch GPS 55.494444,-3.186111
Traquair to Yair
- Traquair GPS 55.6,-3.066667
Yair to Galashiels
- Yair GPS 55.586,-2.8695
Galashiels to Melrose
- Galashiels GPS 55.61945,-2.80339
Melrose to Lauder
- Melrose GPS 55.598,-2.731
Lauder to Longformacus
- Lauder GPS 55.71936,-2.74855
Longformacus to Abbey Street Bathans
- Longformacus GPS 55.80782,-2.49212
Abbey Street Bathans to Cockburnspath
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{{marker|type=listing* Cockburnspath GPS 55.93295,-2.36018
What to see in Southern Upland Way
A Due Reward (6896146023) - A Waymerk
Waymerks are small metal tokens concealed in thirteen "kists" hidden along the route as part of a sculpture project. Walkers are invited to keep their eyes peeled for the kists, and may help themselves to a waymerk if they find where they are hidden. Waymerks may be made of lead or copper, or you may be lucky and find one made of silver.
Stay Safe
You're often walking all day on forest paths and may not see anyone on this quiet route. Mobile phone coverage, however, is fairly good since you are not among mountains which would block the signal.
News & References Southern Upland Way
Explore more Halal friendly Destinations from Southern Upland Way
Cockburnspath is not served by rail and the nearest station is at Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is on the East Coast Mainline from London to Edinburgh]. There is a local bus service to Berwick.