Elibank Craig Road – Innerleithen XC Trail loop from Tweedbank

Elibank Craig Road – Innerleithen XC Trail loop from Tweedbank

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Elibank Craig Road – Innerleithen XC Trail loop from Tweedbank

03:51

60.8km

730m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.00 km

Redbridge Viaduct

Highlight • Structure

The Redbridge Viaduct is a substantial 19th century viaduct built for the Edinburgh to Hawick line. It’s now used as a pedestrian and cycle route, with a traffic-free link to Tweedbank station.

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2.43 km

View of Abbotsford House

Highlight • Castle

Abbotsford is the preserved home of the man who popularised tartan, saved Scottish bank notes and was a celebrated novelist: Sir Walter Scott.

Admission to the house, chapel and gardens …

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8.91 km

Lindinny Wood

Forest

10.0 km

Gravel Road Along the River Tweed

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Good gravel surface, suitable for most tyre types but most fun on wider rubber. Part of National Route 1.

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13.1 km

River Tweed

Lake

14.7 km

Innerleithen to Galashiels Back Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Virtually traffic free, great scenery 🏞

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19.0 km

Bluebell Woods on the Tweed Valley Back Road Between Caddonfoot and Walkerburn

Highlight • Natural

Just a heads up early 2022, lots of logging activity on the stretch from Walkerburn to Peel, as well as logging trucks watch for extra debris on the road, large …

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36.2 km

Innerleithen XC Trail

Highlight • Forest

The red-graded XC trail is fairly short but not to be taken lightly!

A lung-burning switchback climb right from the start to lead you through the trees up to the …

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36.4 km

Old Peel Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Running through luscious rolling hills blanketed by green hedge-lined fields, the Old Peel Road is a stunning stretch of the Coast and Castles route.

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50.5 km

Beidpath Plantation

Forest

60.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.8 km

16.3 km

4.26 km

1.27 km

1.04 km

219 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.2 km

14.7 km

5.31 km

1.57 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

12°C

8°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

September 5, 2022,Riding in Old Familiar Places

So down in the Borders to get the car serviced. Today I did the ride I was hoping to do last night but as I was a bit late in getting here I decided against it and I’m glad I did as I’d not have been fuelled enough for it. Plus things end up happening for a reason.
So as …