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Gypsy Glen Trail – No1 Peebles Road Café loop from Innerleithen

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Innerleithen And District

Gypsy Glen Trail – No1 Peebles Road Café loop from Innerleithen

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Gypsy Glen Trail – No1 Peebles Road Café 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: August 7, 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

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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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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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8.67 km

Cardrona Forest

Forest

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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31.7 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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31.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

12.7 km

3.12 km

2.00 km

286 m

104 m

Surfaces

17.7 km

13.0 km

686 m

325 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

16°C

9°C

85 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

June 19, 2022,Gypsy Glen Loop

This is a short, but superb ride from Cardrona down Gypsy Glen via Peebles (Wetherspoons 😊)
I'd recommend an MTB or a gravel bike if experienced.

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Gypsy Glen Trail – No1 Peebles Road Café loop from Innerleithen

Riverside Path

Cardrona Pump Track

Gypsy Glen Trail

Gypsy Glen and Cross Borders Drove Road Trail Junction

Jubilee Woods Forest Path

Peebles Tunnel Entrance

View from Cardrona Suspension Bridge

No1 Peebles Road Café

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