Southern Uplands and Arran hillwalking routes

Numerous access points and a network of tracks make the northern Pentland Hills highly accessible, offering many route options. The southern hills feel more remote, with fewer paths and fainter tracks.

The western Moorfoot Hills form a high-level circuit over varied terrain, where tracks lower down give way to faint paths higher up. To the east, more runnable grass-covered terrain offers broad circuits and fine views.

Above the village of Broughton, rolling grass and heather hills rise over farmland and forestry, with well-defined crests and wide views.

The hills around Glensax form broad crests ideal for hill-running, with several races held here, including the Two Breweries Hill Race.

Broad Law rises above Tweedsmuir with a track leading close to its summit. An alternative approach from Megget is shorter, though pathless.

South of Biggar, Culter Fell rises above a ring of hills and moorland around Culter Reservoir, with routes also used by a local hill race.

Tinto rises prominently above the Clyde Valley, offering wide-ranging views from its large summit cairn. A popular hill race takes place each November.

South of Megget Reservoir, Hart Fell and White Coomb are the highest points in a broad sweep of rolling hills above the Grey Mare's Tail.

Rolling hills south-west of the M74 form a quieter landscape, crossed by the Southern Upland Way.

Cairnsmore of Carsphairn rises above farmland and forestry, the highest point in a range of rounded grassy hills.

Corserine is the highest point on the broad ridge of the Kells Range, stretching north to south through Galloway Forest.

Merrick, the highest hill in the Southern Uplands, rises above Glen Trool. To the north, Shalloch on Minnoch is linked by a broad crest dotted with smaller summits and lochans.