Hiking trails in Scotland
Browse 13 hiking trails in Scotland. Compare route difficulty, season, distance, GPX status and open hiking plans.
Showing a selection from 13 public trails. Verify permits, closures, weather, transport and navigation with official sources before departure.
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West Highland Way
— Scottish Highlands · Scotland · 154 km · Moderate
A classic Scottish long-distance trail from Milngavie to Fort William.
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Affric Kintail Way
— Highland (Glen Affric to Kintail) · Scotland (UK) · c. 71 km · Moderate
A remote Highland trail through Glen Affric, often cited among Scotland's most scenic glens, connecting to the coast at Kintail.
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Berwickshire Coastal Path
— Scottish Borders / Northumberland · Scotland / England (UK) · c. 48 km · Moderate
A dramatic clifftop coastal trail along the Berwickshire coast from Cockburnspath to Berwick-upon-Tweed, part of Scotland's Great Trails network.
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Cape Wrath Trail
— Scottish Highlands · Scotland · c. 370 km · Very challenging
Widely regarded as Britain's toughest long-distance walk, an unofficial and largely unmarked route through the remote north-west Highlands.
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Fife Coastal Path
— Fife · Scotland · c. 188 km · Easy
A gentle coastal trail around the Fife peninsula, linking historic fishing villages, sandy beaches and the university town of St Andrews.
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Great Glen Way
— Scottish Highlands · Scotland · 125 km · Moderate
A Highland route from Fort William to Inverness.
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John Muir Way
— Central Scotland · Scotland · c. 215 km · Moderate
A coast-to-coast trail across central Scotland from Helensburgh to Dunbar, commemorating the Scottish-born conservationist John Muir through estuaries,…
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John o' Groats Trail
— Caithness (Inverness to John o' Groats) · Scotland (UK) · c. 237 km · Moderate to challenging
A developing coastal trail along Scotland's north-east coast from Inverness to John o' Groats, completing the popular route from Land's End to John o'…
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Rob Roy Way
— Stirling / Perthshire · Scotland (UK) · c. 127 km · Moderate
A waymarked long-distance trail through the Trossachs and Perthshire linked to the legend of Rob Roy MacGregor, crossing loch-side and highland-edge scenery.
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Skye Trail
— Isle of Skye · Scotland · 128 km · Challenging
A rugged unofficial route across the Isle of Skye.
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Southern Upland Way
— Southern Scotland · Scotland · c. 340 km · Challenging
Scotland's official coast-to-coast long-distance route, crossing the quiet Southern Uplands from the Irish Sea to the North Sea.
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Speyside Way
— Scottish Highlands · Scotland · 137 km · Moderate
A scenic Scottish long-distance route following the River Spey through the Cairngorms foothills, malt whisky country, and the forests of the Scottish…