Scenic Driving Route - North Borders
As a guide, this route is about 90 miles long and should have a driving time of about 3 hours
Please note that some of this scenic drive follows single country lanes and you are strongly advised to drive slowly and watch out for animals and farm traffic.
You can also see this route, along with views you can expect to see from it in Google Maps.
- Take the A7 south out of Galashiels towards Hawick for approx 1¼ miles.
- Turn left onto the A6091 for about 5 miles past Melrose to its junction with the A68 at Leaderfoot.
- Turn right onto the A68 for about 2½ miles to S Boswells.
- Turn left into St Boswells village on the B6404 towards Stichill.
- In about 1½ miles, turn left onto the B6356 towards Dryburgh, Redpath and Earlston
- In about 1¾ miles you may wish to turn left for Dryburgh Abbey, one of the Borders historical locations
- On the B6356, approx 2 miles past the Dryburgh turn you may wish to stop at Scotts View viewpoint
- Carry on the B6356, to Earlston and turn left on the A6105 through the village.
- At the junction with the A68, turn right and travel for about 16 miles, through Lauder, over the Carfraemill roundabout, past Oxton and over Soutra Hill to the junction with the B6368 to Gilston at the Midlothian Border.
- Turn left on to the B6368 for about 5½ miles through Gilston to the junction with the A7.
- Turn right onto the A7 towards Edinburgh for about 2 miles.
- Turn left onto the B 709 towards Innerleithen for about 14 miles.
- At Innerleithen, either turn right on the A72 to travel the 6 miles to visit Peebles, or turn left onto the A72 returning to Galashiels along the Tweed Valley, keeping left at the Clovenfords roundabout.
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