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Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)

National route54 km · 34 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Borders Abbeys Way 6 mi · 10 kmExplore Scottish Borders →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 10–18 °C (50–64 °F)

  1. J5°1°94
  2. F6°1°68
  3. M8°2°74
  4. A10°3°61
  5. M13°6°66
  6. J16°9°71
  7. J18°11°76
  8. A18°11°80
  9. S15°9°80
  10. O11°6°99
  11. N8°3°94
  12. D5°1°92

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm) is a national hiking route in Scottish Borders, United Kingdom, about 54 km (34 mi) in length. It is at Melrose. It connects with Borders Abbeys Way.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
54 km · 34 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At Melrose (The Scottish Borders, Scotland) · GeoNames
Part of
Saint Cuthbert's Way (regional route), European walking route E2, UK, Scotland (international route)
Connects to
Borders Abbeys Way, Southern Upland Way (at its start or end)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scottish Borders
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Route centre
55.5521, -2.4992
Route start
55.6022, -2.7230
OpenStreetMap
relation 360996
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Borders Abbeys Way

6 mi · 10 km · Scottish Borders

Saint Cuthbert's Way

18 mi · 29 km · Northumberland

Tantah's Trail

19 mi · 30 km · Scottish Borders

Pilots' Trail

19 mi · 30 km · Scottish Borders

Southern Upland Way

21 mi · 34 km · Scottish Borders

Grey Mare's Tail and Loch Skeen Trail

26 mi · 42 km · Dumfries and Galloway

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