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Innerleithen XC Trail – River Tweed loop from Heriot

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Innerleithen XC Trail – River Tweed loop from Heriot

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Innerleithen XC Trail – River Tweed loop from Heriot

03:06

51.1km

450m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Bus stop

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15.2 km

Moorfoot Hills Climb from Innerleithen

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Beautiful ascending and descending road through the Moorfoot Hills, a hilly mountain range that is especially purple in summer when the heather is in bloom. Relatively quiet road with beautiful views of Edinburgh on the north side.

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22.9 km

Caldwells Homemade Ice Cream

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Simply an amazing selection of flavours of delicious ice cream 🍨 😋
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23.0 km

No1 Peebles Road Café

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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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23.7 km

Tweed Valley Railway Path

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Steady, long climb out of Innerleithen, part of the Coast and Castles and the Scottish C2C routes

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24.5 km

Toll Wood

Forest

25.2 km

Innerleithen XC Trail

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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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26.4 km

Blue Bridge over the River Tweed

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Crossing the river, you have a great view from the bridge. A little stop is worth it here, so you can enjoy the picturesque view of the river floodplain.

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26.9 km

River Tweed

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The River Tweed, or Tweed Water (Scottish), is a river 97 miles (156 km) long that flows east across the Scottish Borders and into northern England. Tweed is an Old …

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36.2 km

Scenic Road Through the Scottish Borders

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Part of NCN Route 1, this is a particularly scenic road that cuts through the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders.

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46.4 km

Prize Wood

Forest

51.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.5 km

2.55 km

1.54 km

353 m

248 m

Surfaces

50.1 km

661 m

236 m

156 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

17°C

8°C

50 %

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Innerleithen XC Trail – River Tweed loop from Heriot

Moorfoot Hills Climb from Innerleithen

Caldwells Homemade Ice Cream

No1 Peebles Road Café

Tweed Valley Railway Path

Innerleithen XC Trail

Blue Bridge over the River Tweed

River Tweed

Scenic Road Through the Scottish Borders

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