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Scotland's Great Trails are long-distance "people-powered" trails in Scotland,[1] analogous to the National Trails of England and Wales or the Grande Randonnée paths of France. The designated routes are primarily intended for walkers, but may have sections suitable for cyclists and horse-riders;[2] one of the trails, the Great Glen Canoe Trail, is designed for canoeists and kayakers.[3] The trails range in length from 40 to 340 km, and are intended to be tackled over several days, either as a combination of day trips or as an end-to-end expedition.[2]In order to be classified as one of Scotland’s Great Trails, a route must fulfil certain criteria. Each of the routes must be at least 40 km in length, and clearly waymarked with a dedicated symbol. It is expected that visitor services will be present along the way, and that the route has an online presence to help visitors in planning their journey.[4] Trails are required to run largely off-road, with less than 20% of the route being on tarmac.[5] Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is the custodian of the brand, maintaining the official list and providing some of the finance and publicity, but responsibility for creating and maintaining each route lies with the local authority(ies) through which a route passes.[6] There are 29 routes, offering 3000 km of trails in total.[6] Additionally, the northernmost {{convert|6|mi|km|order=flip|0}} of the Pennine Way between the Anglo-Scottish border and Kirk Yetholm lie within Scotland, but are designated as one of the National Trails of England. The route of each of the Great Trails is marked with coloured diamonds on Ordnance Survey Explorer (1:25000) and Landranger (1:50000) maps; the SGT logo of a thistle within a hexagon is also used to highlight the routes at the 1:25000 scale.[7][8] HistoryThe trails grew out of the Long Distance Routes (LDRs), which were proposed and financially supported by Scottish Natural Heritage, and administered and maintained by the local authorities. The Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 provided the legal basis for the Long Distance Routes, but the first one was not opened officially until 1980. By 2010 there were four LDRs:[9] - West Highland Way, opened in 1980
- Speyside Way, opened in 1981
- Southern Upland Way, opened in 1984
- Great Glen Way, opened in 2002
Following the passage of the Land Reform Act (Scotland) 2003, the public has a right to responsible access to most land in Scotland, in accordance with the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Access rights for new routes therefore largely no longer required to be negotiated and many named walks have been developed by local authorities, tourist organisations and guidebook authors. In 2010 SNH decided not formally designate any further LDRs, but would instead encourage more locally-based proposals for new routes for long-distance footpaths.[10] Within this approach it was recognised that there was a need for a strong "brand identity" to aid marketing of Scotland’s longer distance routes internationally. Minimum standards would be applied in the selection of these branded routes, which would take account of factors such as:[11] - safety
- attractiveness of scenery
- trail surfaces
- information
- facilities and services
- signage and waymarking
- route definition and continuity
- accessibility
- access by public and private transport
- route management
"Scotland's Great Trails" was chosen as the brand identity, and as of 2018 there were 29 officially recognised Great Trails.[6] RoutesAs of April 2018.[1] | Trail | Distance (km) | Ascent (m) | Start/Finish points | Description |
|---|
| Annandale Way | 90 (or 85) | 1150 | Moffat & Newbie Barns | Follows the valley of the River Annan from its source in the Moffat Hills to the sea in the Solway Firth. | | Arran Coastal Way | 107 | 390 | Circular route | Around the coastline of the Isle of Arran. | | Ayrshire Coastal Path | 161 | 1110 | Glenapp, Ballantrae & Skelmorlie | Along the length of the coastline of Ayrshire. | | Berwickshire Coastal Path | 48 | 1060 | Cockburnspath & Berwick-upon-Tweed | Along the length of the coastline of Berwickshire. | | Borders Abbeys Way | 109 | 1300 | Circular route: Kelso – Jedburgh – Hawick – Selkirk – Melrose | A circular route in the Borders passing the ruins of many abbeys. | | Cateran Trail | 103 | 2470 | Circular route: Blairgowrie – Kirkmichael – Spittal of Glenshee – Alyth | A route following old drovers' roads, minor paved roads and farm tracks in Perth and Kinross and Angus. | | Clyde Walkway | 65 | 720 | Glasgow & New Lanark | Along the course of the River Clyde. | | Cross Borders Drove Road | 82 | 2165 | Little Vantage & Hawick | A route across the Borders region of Scotland, following tracks formerly used to drive cattle southwards for sale in England. | | Dava Way | 38 | 146 | Grantown-on-Spey & Forres | Follow the trackbed of a closed section of the Highland Railway. | | Fife Coastal Path | 187 | 1865 | Kincardine & Newburgh | Along the coastline of Fife. | | Formartine and Buchan Way | 66 (or 68) | 420 | Dyce & Fraserburgh / Peterhead | Follows the track of the former railway line the Formartine and Buchan Railway which closed in 1970. The path branches into two sections at Maud.[12] | | Forth-Clyde/Union Canal Towpath | 106 | 158 | Bowling, Dunbartonshire & Fountainbridge, Edinburgh | Follows the towpaths of the Forth and Clyde and Union canals between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. | | Great Glen Canoe Trail | 96 | 35 | Fort William & Clachnaharry | Follows the canals and lochs of the Great Glen. | | Great Glen Way | 125 | 1835 | Fort William & Inverness | Runs generally to the west of the canals and lochs of the Great Glen. | | Great Trossachs Path | 45 | 1165 | Callander & Inversnaid | A route through the forested hillsides of the Trossachs. | | John Muir Way | 215 | 2015 | Fisherrow & Dunglass | Named in honour of the Scottish conservationist John Muir, who was born in Dunbar in 1838 and became a founder of the United States National Park Service.[13] | | Kintyre Way | 161 | 3140 | Tarbert, Argyll & Machrihanish | A route across the Kintyre peninsula.[14] | | Loch Lomond and Cowal Way | 92 | 1810 | Portavadie & Inveruglas | Across the Cowal peninsula. | | Moray Coast Trail | 72 | 410 | Forres & Cullen | Along the coastline of Moray. | | Mull of Galloway Trail | 59 | 480 | Mull of Galloway & Glenapp, Ballantrae | Links the Ayrshire Coastal Path to the Mull of Galloway. | | River Ayr Way | 66 | 470 | Glenbuck & Ayr | Follows the course of the River Ayr. | | Rob Roy Way | 127 (or 154) | 2325 | Drymen & Pitlochry | Links sites connected with the folk hero and outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. | | Romans and Reivers Route | 84 | 1695 | Ae & Hawick | Much of the route follows former Roman roads in the Borders. | | Southern Upland Way | 338 | 7775 | Portpatrick & Cockburnspath | A coast-to-coast walk across the Southern Uplands. | | Speyside Way | 107 | 1245 | Buckie & Aviemore (spur to Tomintoul) | Follows the course of the River Spey form near its source down to the sea. | | St Cuthbert's Way | 100 | 2075 | Melrose & Lindisfarne | A route linking sites associated with Cuthbert of Lindisfarne in both England and Scotland. | | Three Lochs Way | 55 | 1560 | Balloch & Inveruglas | Links Loch Lomond, Gare Loch and Loch Long at the southern edge of the Highlands. | | West Highland Way | 154 | 3155 | Milngavie & Fort William | Scotland's first and most popular long-distance walking route.[15] | | West Island Way | 48 (or 52) | 690 | Kilchattan Bay & Port Bannatyne | Located on the Isle of Bute, this was the first waymarked long-distance route on a Scottish island.[16] | |
ReferencesCitations1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Scotland's Great Trails: the official guide|url=http://www.scotlandsgreattrails.org.uk/|publisher=Scotland's Great Trails|accessdate=2018-04-11}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|title=FAQs|url=http://www.scotlandsgreattrails.com/faqs/|publisher=Scotland's Great Trails|accessdate=2018-07-05}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Great Glen Canoe Trail|url=http://www.scotlandsgreattrails.com/trail/great-glen-canoe-trail/|publisher=Scotland's Great Trails|accessdate=2018-07-05}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.coastalway.co.uk/arran-coastal-way-recognised-as-one-of-scotlands-great-trails/|title=Arran Coastal Way recognised as one of 'Scotland's Great Trails'|publisher=Arran Coastal Way |date=2017-06-20|accessdate=2018-08-07}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nls.uk/e-monographs/2014/743.pdf|title=SNH Commissioned Report 743: Mull long distance route: A socio-economic study|publisher=Scottish Natural Heritage|date=2014|accessdate=2018-09-26|page=11}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=About Scotland's Great Trails|url=http://www.scotlandsgreattrails.com/aboutsgts/|publisher=Scotland's Great Trails|accessdate=2018-04-11}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/docs/legends/25k-raster-legend.pdf|title=Legend: 1: 25000 scale|publisher=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=2018-08-15}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/docs/legends/50k-raster-legend.pdf|title=Legend: 1: 50000 scale|publisher=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=2018-08-15}}
9. ^ SNH Commissioned Report 380. p. 5.
10. ^ SNH Commissioned Report 380. p. 6.
11. ^ SNH Commissioned Report 380. p.p. 87-97.
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/aberdeenshire/formartine-buchan-way.shtml|title=The Formartine and Buchan Way|accessdate=22 August 2018|website=www.walkhighlands.co.uk}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/john-muir-way.shtml|title=The John Muir Way|website=walkhighlands.co.uk|accessdate=22 August 2018}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.kintyreway.com/routes/|title=Route information and maps|website=Kintyre Way}}
15. ^ {{cite web| url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/west-highland-way.shtml|title= Scotland's Great Trails - The West Highland Way|website=www.walkhighlands.co.uk}}
16. ^West Island Way
Bibliography- {{cite web|url=https://www.nature.scot/sites/default/files/2017-07/Publication%202010%20-%20SNH%20Commissioned%20Report%20380%20-%20Developing%20the%20network%20of%20longer%20distance%20routes.pdf|title=SNH Commissioned Report 380: Developing the network of longer distance routes|publisher=Scottish Natural Heritage|date=2010|accessdate=2018-08-08}}
External links- {{official website|http://www.scotlandsgreattrails.org.uk/}}
- Walkhighlands
See also- Long-distance footpaths in Scotland
- National Trail (English and Welsh equivalent)
- Long-distance footpaths in the UK
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