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View from Minto Hills – The Cross Keys Pub, Ancrum loop from Hawick

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Scottish Borders

View from Minto Hills – The Cross Keys Pub, Ancrum loop from Hawick

Moderate

5.0

(3)

43

riders

View from Minto Hills – The Cross Keys Pub, Ancrum loop from Hawick

01:52

42.3km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 767 m for 62 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

908 m

Johnstons of Elgin Mill, Shop & Cafe

Highlight • Rest Area

Fascinating visit. Great cafe and shop, (at lunch it’s best to book a table). We put the bikes at the back entrance. Mill tour is superb too - book ahead.

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2

8.71 km

View from Minto Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Before leaving the road to climb the hill, close to the golf, at à corner, there is a farm selling eggs and jams. Choose and pay. That is so simple.

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13.2 km

Loan Plantation South

Forest

13.5 km

Loan Plantation North

Forest

5

14.2 km

Jammy Coo Café

Highlight • Cafe

I’d recommend the coconut slice! 🥥

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6

25.5 km

The Cross Keys Pub, Ancrum

Highlight • Pub

The Cross Keys is a friendly and welcoming, if not a little quirky, pub on the village green of Ancrum. They're more than used to catering for hungry and thirsty …

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7

31.7 km

Barnhills Tower Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Barnhills Tower is a ruin of the 16th century fortified tower house. There are gunloops, and the ground floor chamber was originally barrel-vaulted. An interesting find!

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8

35.7 km

Leyden's Monument on Denholm Green

Highlight • Historical Site

Leyden's Monument, crafted from Swinton sandstone with polished red Aberdeen granite columns, is an example of decorated gothic spire design.

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B

42.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.4 km

6.81 km

969 m

634 m

575 m

Surfaces

41.7 km

315 m

227 m

116 m

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April 18, 2022,Ancrum, Lilliesleaf and Hassendean station

Epic ride on quiet Border roads with3like minded friends

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