Walks from Stow
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Stow Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Stow by train.
Stow to Galashiels
Gorebridge to Stow
Lovely blooming heather in early Sept. A long, quiet route through typical rolling Borders farmland: following the railway or river at first, then almost entirely on roads and well-made tracks, with grazed fields, a young plantation and stretches that sneak into heather moorland near the end. Exposed in places. There are no services along the route. Gorebridge has a Morrisons Daily; Stow has a small store, the Cloudhouse cafe/gallery and a cafe/restaurant at the station (check opening hours). The two stations are only about 18 minutes apart by train.
Time: 8h30–17h
Lunch: No services along the route; stock up before setting off.
Warnings: Very exposed on a hot or windy day. The road from Tynehead to the Cowbraehill turnoff is fast with narrow verges. Cows graze some open fields the route crosses. A short section between Hangingshaw and Crookston Mains has no obvious path and could be tricky in cloud.
Walk details: Slow Ways.