The road measures 71.71 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 1 hours and 50 minutes to travel its length.
The A701 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 7 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like DUMFRIES, Heathhall, Locharbriggs, Amisfield, Parkgate, Courance, St. Anns, Beattock, MOFFAT, Annan Water, Tweedsmuir, Broughton, Kilbucho, Blyth Bridge, WEST LINTON, Romanno Bridge, Macbiehill, Leadburn, PENICUIK, Milton Bridge, Bilston, ROSLIN, LOANHEAD, Straiton, and EDINBURGH.
The road passes through several counties, including Dumfries, Tweeddale, Midlothian, and City of Edinburgh.