Wednesday May 6th 2026
A7 Lilliesleaf Junction 1
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Paul Kelly
Plans to unite two towns in the Borders via an active travel path will undergo public scrutiny next week.
The proposed new shared-use path would offer walking, wheeling, cycling and horse-riding opportunities between Hawick and Selkirk.
It is particularly timely as work on a new £450m Center Parcs holiday village development between the two towns was recently launched.
Over the past six months, the engineering services company AtkinsRealis has been developing designs for the proposed path.
Now members of the public are invited to Hawick South Church in George’s Lane on Tuesday, May 12, to learn more about the plans between 2pm and 7pm.
Scottish Borders Council’s (SBC) Active Travel and Transport Team successfully secured funding from Transport Scotland through the Active Travel Infrastructure Fund (ATIF) to undertake a feasibility study for the proposed Hawick to Selkirk Active Travel Corridor along the A7.
Hawick and Selkirk are 11 miles apart with a large amount of vehicular travel between the two towns.
Councillor Jenny Linehan, SBC’s executive member for Environment, Sustainability and Transport, said: “This proposed Active Travel route between Hawick and Selkirk represents an important step towards making everyday journeys safer, more inclusive and more accessible across the Scottish Borders.
“At the heart of this project is the aim of giving people of all ages and abilities a real alternative to travelling by car making it easier to walk, wheel or cycle between our communities.”
The proposed route would follow the A7 trunk road connecting the existing shared-use path from Selkirk to the Active Travel Network (ATN) within Hawick.
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