Yarrowford Scenic Road – The Meldons Road loop from Innerleithen

Innerleithen And District

Yarrowford Scenic Road – The Meldons Road loop from Innerleithen

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Yarrowford Scenic Road – The Meldons Road loop from Innerleithen

02:31

54.9km

380m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 53.7 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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92 m

Yarrowford Scenic Road

Highlight • Trail

Lovely, quiet and great ability to drink in the countryside.

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420 m

Loulabelle’s Café

Highlight • Cafe

A great little cyclist friendly cafe. You can borrow locks from inside. Great menu!

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849 m

Tweed Valley Near Innerleithen

Highlight • River

3.57 km

The Bear Gates, Traquair House

Highlight • Historical Site

THE BEAR GATES OF THE Traquair House—Scotland’s oldest continually inhabited house—have been locked since 1745 on the instruction they remain closed until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne. We may be waiting a long time.

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14.9 km

The Fat Badger

Highlight • Cafe

Famous ice cream shop in the centre of Peebles. A must visit.

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22.7 km

The Meldons Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

I tend to ride this the other way, ending in Eddleston, because I for me the Black and White Meldons reveal themselves so much more dramatically. The valley is soaked …

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33.2 km

Edston Quarry Plantation

Forest

34.4 km

Blaeberry Wood

Forest

54.4 km

Cycle-Friendly Café in the Scottish Borders

Highlight • Cafe

There’s a love bunch running this cycle friendly cafe. The rum and ginger cake is the best in the world

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54.5 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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