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Scotland
South Scotland
Scottish Borders
Innerleithen And District

Innerleithen XC Trail – Old Peel Road loop from Traquair

Moderate

4.0

(2)

42

riders

Innerleithen XC Trail – Old Peel Road loop from Traquair

01:26

31.7km

320m

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

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

881 m

Traquair House

Highlight • Historical Site

Traquair House is the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. It proudly states on a sign outside that it has been visited by 27 Scottish kings and queens since it …

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2

893 m

Stone Bridge with Gateposts

Highlight • Bridge

Most people will stop and admire this bridge, there are not many about with features like this

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3

1.58 km

Innerleithen XC Trail

Highlight • Forest

The red-graded XC trail is fairly short but not to be taken lightly!

A lung-burning switchback climb right from the start to lead you through the trees up to the …

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4

1.84 km

Old Peel Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Running through luscious rolling hills blanketed by green hedge-lined fields, the Old Peel Road is a stunning stretch of the Coast and Castles route.

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5

13.7 km

River Tweed

Highlight • Other

6

20.7 km

View of Elibank Castle

Highlight • Castle

Elibank was formerly known as Eliburn and overlooks the River Tweed from a commanding position high on its steep right bank. The late 16th century fortress is rudely built without …

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7

22.6 km

Virtually traffic free, great scenery 🏞

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8

24.0 km

Just a heads up early 2022, lots of logging activity on the stretch from Walkerburn to Peel, as well as logging trucks watch for extra debris on the road, large …

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31.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.7 km

2.74 km

1.15 km

144 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.3 km

252 m

186 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Monday 31 August

16°C

9°C

82 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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