« Back to Lothians & Borders listings
Cockburn Law and St Edin's Hall
Abbey St Bathans
A circular walk with a straightforward ascent of Cockburn Law which offers excellent views over the surrounding Borders countryside and across to the Cheviots. The walk visits the remains of a rare lowland iron-age broch, and the return follows Whiteadder Water before crossing it at the Elba suspension footbridge over a gorge. This area has some of the oldest surviving woodland in the Borders.
Terrain - Riverside paths, public roads, farm tracks and some rough ground and grassy hillside.
Grade 2
Distance 10km (6.2 miles)
Ascent 345m (1132ft)
