No1 Peebles Road Café – Gypsy Glen Trail loop from Innerleithen

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Innerleithen And District

No1 Peebles Road Café – Gypsy Glen Trail loop from Innerleithen

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No1 Peebles Road Café – Gypsy Glen Trail loop from Innerleithen

02:25

31.8km

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: September 9, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 20.5 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

40 m

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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3.52 km

Riverside Path

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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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4.26 km

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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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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16.7 km

Gypsy Glen and Cross Borders Drove Road Trail Junction

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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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18.3 km

Camp Law Plantation

Forest

19.9 km

Jubilee Woods Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

Jubilee woods are tiny and people are walking their dogs. I'd avoid personally. Go to Cademuir Hill instead. Either via Haystoun or Bonnington Rd. Or go up Gypsy Glen. More …

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22.9 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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28.0 km

View from Cardrona Suspension Bridge

Highlight • River

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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31.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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