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B709 Scenic Road – The Granites loop from Heriot

B709 Scenic Road – The Granites loop from Heriot

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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B709 Scenic Road – The Granites loop from Heriot

02:22

56.0km

450m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 32.4 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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503 m

B709 Scenic Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice narrow road, gentle climb, some fun flowing downhill.

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16.7 km

The Granites

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Picturesque and steady climb out of Innerleithen. Never too steep with beautiful views on all sides.

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22.7 km

Loulabelle’s Café

Highlight • Cafe

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

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23.0 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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23.1 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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23.2 km

Tweed Valley Near Innerleithen

Highlight • River

33.7 km

Yarrowford Scenic Road

Highlight • Trail

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

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35.4 km

The B709 dissects the stunning tree-lined Innerleithen golf club which is a sight well worth seeing and a great reward after the earlier climb and then descent on the same road (if you've come from the north).

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51.3 km

Prize Wood

Forest

56.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.2 km

6.99 km

1.67 km

1.06 km

164 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.7 km

188 m

148 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

17°C

9°C

81 %

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Max wind speed: 32.0 km/h

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B709 Scenic Road – The Granites loop from Heriot

B709 Scenic Road

The Granites

Loulabelle’s Café

Cycle-Friendly Café in the Scottish Borders

No1 Peebles Road Café

Tweed Valley Near Innerleithen

Yarrowford Scenic Road

Innerleithen Golf Club

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