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Gypsy Glen Trail – Cardrona Hotel loop from Cardrona

Hard

24

runners

Gypsy Glen Trail – Cardrona Hotel loop from Cardrona

02:42

21.8km

430m

Running

Hard run. 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: October 7, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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5.76 km

Gypsy Glen Trail

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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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11.9 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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13.5 km

Camp Law Plantation

Forest

4

16.3 km

Peebles Bridge

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You have to dismount from the bike to cross this footbridge

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19.2 km

A relaxed easy ride to start the trail

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6

20.5 km

There is a flat asphalt path which seems to go for many miles through Peebles, Glentress, Cardrona, Innerleithen & Walkerburn. Mainly besides the river. There is next to no ascending when staying on this path.

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21.6 km

Cardrona Hotel

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The hotel stands out from the riverside pathway, or from the road

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21.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

1.94 km

810 m

317 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

4.83 km

1.74 km

1.05 km

395 m

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Saturday 10 October

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4°C

12 %

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