View of Dere Street – Footbridge Over Oxnam Water loop from Maxton

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View of Dere Street – Footbridge Over Oxnam Water loop from Maxton

Hard

4.0

(2)

hikers

View of Dere Street – Footbridge Over Oxnam Water loop from Maxton

08:00

28.8km

520m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.92 km

Waterloo Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

Great view up there.

Tip by

6.72 km

This is the house of the Earls of Ancrum, and previously Earls of Lothian. Originally built in 1740, and then rebuilt and enlarged in 1840.

You can access the gardens between April and October. A beautiful place.

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11.4 km

Chestercleuch Plantation

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A quiet, some single-track, walk in the trees through this plantation. Quite lovely, and with views of The Waterloo Monument in the distance over the fields above Mounthooly.

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13.4 km

Footbridge Over Oxnam Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

A very pretty spot - the footbridge, overlooked by trees of the Coldside Plantation, goes over Oxnam Water. A wonderful place to stop by and stretch your legs on the grass.

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13.4 km

Picnic Spot by Oxnam Water

Highlight • River

14.6 km

Blindwells Plantation

Forest

20.9 km

Monteviot Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Monteviot Bridge is an impressive suspension bridge over the River Teviot. The bridge was built in 1999 to replace an earlier bridge swept away in floods. The narrow bridge certainly makes for an interesting crossing.

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26.5 km

Lilliard's Stone and Lilliot Cross

Highlight • Historical Site

Around 800 years ago, the monks of Melrose Abbey erected a stone at this spot, beside the Dere Street Roman road. By 1372 the stone was known as Lylliot Cross …

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28.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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