Mention walking in Scotland and many people instantly dream of heading off to distant hills, tramping up Highland massifs and forging off to isles over the horizon. But as the cooler winds of autumn and the prospect of winter looms there is a walking hub in the Borders that comes into its easily accessible, but no less spectacular, own.

Then came the re-opening in 2015 of the Borders Railway, a massively welcome addition that really got me into Melrose walking and catapulted the town into the hiking spotlight. Hop off the train and youre practically on the Southern Upland Way, with Melrose just an easy stroll along the Tweed away.
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Victorian railway bridges which were due to be filled in with concrete in an act previously decried as 'cultural vandalism' will be repurposed as part of a new scheme to encourage walking and cycling, the transport secretary has announced. The government is halting the demolition of historic railway lines in the hope that they can be remodelled as routes which encourage greener means of travel.
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