On John Buchan's trail from Broughton to Pyked Stane Hill
From Broughton Village Hall, turn right and walk along Main Street out of the village. Stay on the right-hand side of the road as you leave the village and walk past the junction of the A701 and B7016 (you’ll see the pretty whitewashed Laurel Bank Tea Room at the corner, on the opposite side of the street). Carry on for a short distance, being wary of traffic as this is a main road. Just as you reach a patch of woodland, turn right and follow the track with trees on your left and fields on your left, up past farm buildings and Broughton Place on your right. At the end of the track, go through the gate, passing two houses on your left, and carry straight on along a smaller grassy track. You'll soon pass a copse on the left-hand side, then pass the attractively named Duck Pond Plantation, also on the left-hand side. The track becomes slightly rougher now, and you cross a small footbridge over a burn.
Your track continues ahead past feathery carpets of heather and bracken – listen for skylarks in the summer. Continue walking and the path will soon level out and lead you past a gully on the right-hand side. Follow the track until it bends, after which you come to a meeting of tracks.
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