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Scottish Borders
Innerleithen And District

Gypsy Glen Trail – No1 Peebles Road Café loop from Innerleithen

Moderate

4.8

(26)

303

riders

Gypsy Glen Trail – No1 Peebles Road Café loop from Innerleithen

02:25

31.7km

450m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 20.4 km for 10 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

3.52 km

Riverside Path

Highlight • Trail

Another part of the riverside path, this is easy to ride on and very little ascending is required. Good for a Sunday stroll or easier family ride

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2

3.74 km

There are some nice views along the riverside pathway. Be careful turning off the bridge back onto the path, it can be slippy when wet . I had to put my foot down when the bike slid away.

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3

4.25 km

Cardrona Pump Track

Highlight • Rest Area

Cool pump track on the cycle path between Peebles and Innerleithen just on the edge of Cardrona. There's a small shelter here too so you can chill between sessioning. Especially tricky when it's windy!

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8.66 km

Cardrona Forest

Forest

5

10.6 km

Gypsy Glen Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Frequently quoted as 'the best natural descent in the Tweed Valley', Gypsy Glen is certainly up there.

Not enormously steep, but rutted in places, loose and scrabbly in others, it's …

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6

16.7 km

This is the point where the blue-rated Gypsy Glen MTB trail (a 14 mile/23km circular route from Glentress) splits briefly from the Cross Borders Drove Road bridleway for just over …

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18.2 km

Camp Law Plantation

Forest

8

22.8 km

Peebles Tunnel Entrance

Highlight • Trail

Nice stretch of old track bed , was a welcome respite from all the climbing earlier in the day

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9

23.9 km

A relaxed easy ride to start the trail

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10

31.6 km

No1 Peebles Road Café

Highlight • Cafe

A quite spectacularly good cafe in the heart of Innerleithen, which caters to all stripes of locals and tourists alike. Locally sourced food (try the breakfasts - they're excellent), really, …

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B

31.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

12.8 km

3.38 km

1.92 km

279 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.0 km

13.0 km

630 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Friday 3 July

17°C

13°C

60 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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