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Tweeddale Group

We are the Tweeddale Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

A walk among the Pentlands from Silverburn following the Red Road and other tracks under the Pentland Kips to near Bavelaw Castle, with a return under the foot of West Kip and back to the start.

Saturday, 5 April 2025
Meeting time:
9:30 am
Start time:
9:50 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:
137.2m / 450ft
Type:
circular

Mainly on good paths, some stony sections, a short rocky descent, and a few boggy patches on a moorland stretch.  Pack lunch and drinks required. 

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NT 25161 40185
Nearest postcode:
EH45 9EW
what3words:
homelands.slippery.risks
Meeting time:
9:30 am

Kings meadows Car Park Peebles

Starting point

Grid reference:
NT 20331 60241
Nearest postcode:
EH26 9LJ
what3words:
linguists.moss.loopholes
Start time:
9:50 am

Main Street, Hopelands Road , Silverburn at A702 junction

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking