Southern Uplands

As anyone driving to the highlands will have noticed there is a lot of Scotland between the border and the highlands. The hills occupying this area are collectively known as the southern uplands.

Most notable amongst these hill ranges are probably the Galloway hills. Were these hills on the other side of the Solway firth in the lake district they would be much better known. As it is most people either stop at the lake district or continue northwards to the highlands.

The hiking club is no exception - they are too far for a convenient day trip and face harsh competition from the the highlands and Snowdonia for weekend trips.

The southern uplands way is a national trail going from coast to coast through the southern uplands.