The route also passes through the towns of Hawick and Selkirk, and close to Abbotsford House, the home of Sir Walter Scott.

The route was opened in 2006, and is managed and maintained by Scottish Borders Council.

[2] It is now designated as one of Scotland's Great Trails by NatureScot.

[1] The route links with four of the other Great Trails: the Cross Borders Drove Road, the Romans and Reivers Route, St Cuthbert's Way and the·Southern Upland Way.

[3] About 15,000 people use the path every year, of whom over 2,000 complete the entire route.