Scottish National Trail

Originally devised by outdoors writer and broadcaster Cameron McNeish, the Scottish National Trail is a challenging, 864 kilometre-long unofficial long distance walking route running the length of Scotland from Kirk Yetholm to Cape Wrath.

The route combines sections of official routes such as St Cuthbert’s Way, the Southern Upland Way, the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals, the West Highland Way and the Rob Roy Way. Other parts - including sections through central Perthshire, the Cairngorms and the Northwest Highlands - make for a more serious backpacking route with neither waymarking nor a continuous path, as well as a number of potentially hazardous river crossings. The difficultly generally increases as the route heads northwards. Walked in its entirety, the route will surely come to be regarded as Britain's toughest and yet most varied backpacking challenge. Far more walkers will enjoy tackling individual legs a section at a time - particularly of the more accessible southern half of the route. Walkers can mark off which stages they have completed on our interactive map below.

Stage descriptions	Length	Time	Done
Kirk Yetholm to Harestanes	28.8km	7 - 8 hours
Harestanes to Melrose	24.1km	6 - 7 hours
Melrose to Innerleithen	30.5km	7 - 8 hours
Innerleithen to Peebles	10.5km	2.5 -3 hours
Peebles to West Linton	21.5km	5 - 6 hours
West Linton to Balerno	19.25km	5 - 6 hours
Balerno to Slateford	8.3km	2 - 2.5 hours
Slateford to Ratho	9.5km	2 - 3 hours
Ratho to Linlithgow	21km	4 - 5 hours
Linlithgow to Falkirk	14.5km	3.5 - 4 hours
Falkirk to Kilsyth	18km	4 - 5 hours
Kilsyth to Milngavie	21.25km	5 - 5.5 hours
Milngavie to Drymen	19km	5 - 6 hours
Drymen to Aberfoyle	17.5km	4.5 - 5.5 hours
Aberfoyle to Callander	16km	4.5 - 5.5 hours
Callander to Comrie	26.5km	6.5 - 7.5 hours
Comrie to Loch Freuchie	30km	8 - 9 hours
Loch Freuchie to Aberfeldy	20km	4.5 - 5.5 hours
Aberfeldy to Pitlochry	15km	4 - 5 hours
Pitlochry to Blair Atholl	13.75km	3 - 3.5 hours
Blair Atholl to the Red House	28.5km	7 - 7.5 hours
The Red House to Glen Feshie	19.5km	5.5 - 6 hours
Glen Feshie to Kingussie	23.25km	6 - 7 hours
Kingussie to Laggan	23.25km	6.5 - 7 hours
Laggan to Fort Augustus	39.5km	10 - 12 hours
Fort Augustus to Mandally	18.75km	4 - 5.5 hours
Mandally to Poulary	19.5km	4 - 5 hours
Poulary to Cluanie	17.5km	5 - 6 hours
Cluanie to Morvich	26km	6.5 - 7 hours
Morvich to Maol-bhuidhe	22.5km	6.5 - 7 hours
Maol-bhuidhe to Craig	24.25km	6.5-7.5 hours
Craig to Kinlochewe	16km	4 - 5 hours
Kinlochewe to Shenavall	26.25km	7 - 8 hours
Shenavall to Inverlael	18.5km	4.5 - 5.5 hours
Inverlael to Oykel Bridge	34.5km	8 - 11 hours
Oykel Bridge to Inchnadamph	31.5km	8 - 11 hours
Inchnadamph to Kylestrome	27.5km	10-11 hours
Kylestrome to Rhiconich	29.75km	9 - 11 hours
Rhiconich to Sandwood Bay	19km	4.5 - 5 hours
Sandwood Bay to Cape Wrath	12.5km	3.5 - 4.5 hours

Users' walk reports for the Scottish National Trail