Southern Upland Way is 40!

The Southern Upland Way was officially opened on the 27th April 1984 at a ceremony at St Mary's Loch.

Since then thousands of people have walked or more recently cycled the 214 miles from Portpatrick on the west coast of the Rhinns of Galloway to Cockburnspath on the east coast of the Scottish Borders.

To celebrate this anniversary we have created an exhibition about the history of the path from the first ideas of creating a coast to coast trail across Scotland through 40 years of hikes, bikes, runners and riders to the latest plans for the future of the route.

The exhibition will be launched at an event at the Glentrool Hive on the 27th April, this event is open to everyone and refreshments will be available so come along for a cup of tea and a chat and celebrate the 40^th birthday of Scotland's Coast to Coast path.

2 PM - Exhibition opens

3 PM - Talk on the history and future of the Southern Upland Way

After the event the exhibition will be on display at the Hive until the 9th May before moving to the Newton Stewart Walking Festival on the 10th of May. It will then move across the region throughout the rest of the year. This page will be updated with dates and venues as they are confirmed.

If you have memories, stories or photos about the early days of the Southern Upland Way and would be willing to share them we would love to hear from you. email us at southernuplandway@dumgal.gov.uk.