The Borders
St Ninian's Way
By
Fergal MacErlean
- Distance: 126 miles (202km)
- Duration: 10 to 12 days
- Start point: Carlisle
- End point: Whithorn (for Part 1)
- Difficulty: A largely flat or undulating route with some hilly farmland and moorland sections
- Suitable for: All levels
The Carlisle to Whithorn section is the most scenic stretch of the Way, a second leg (adding a further ten days' walking and 124 miles/ 198km) continues through Ayrshire and across densely-populated central Scotland and ends on the east coast at South Queensferry, by Edinburgh.
St Ninian’s Way isn’t widely offered as an organised walking holiday, although you might find a specialist operator who can help. Most walkers book their accommodation independently, and you might find B&Bs who can arrange luggage transfer on an ad-hoc basis.