Scotland: Long Distance Routes
Long Distance Routes are proposed and financially supported by Scottish Natural Heritage, but administered and maintained by the local authority areas through which they pass.
- Great Glen Way, 117 km (73 miles)
- Southern Upland Way, 340 km (211 miles)
- Speyside Way, 135 km (84 miles)
- West Highland Way, 152 km (94 miles)
- Scottish National Trail, 750 km (466 miles), from Kirk Yetholm to Cape Wrath
Read more about this topic: Long-distance Footpaths In The United Kingdom
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