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Alemoor Loch – Elibank Craig Road loop from Galashiels

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Alemoor Loch – Elibank Craig Road loop from Galashiels

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Alemoor Loch – Elibank Craig Road loop from Galashiels

06:04

95.0km

1,100m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 25, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 192 m for 7 m

After 94.9 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.51 km

View of Abbotsford House

Highlight • Castle

Abbotsford is the preserved home of the man who popularised tartan, saved Scottish bank notes and was a celebrated novelist: Sir Walter Scott.

Admission to the house, chapel and gardens are ticketed with modest prices. Do check opening times as this varies due to season.

There's also a gift shop, cafe and gardens, and a free minibus pick up from the nearby train station.

Tip by

6.52 km

Old Tweed Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

The Old Tweed Bridge was opened by Sir Walter Scott in 1832 and served as the main link between Selkirk and Galashiels for 140 years.

It’s a three-span listed masonry arch that crosses the River Tweed. It now operates as a link for pedestrians and cyclists only after structural weaknesses meant it closed to vehicles in 2011.

Tip by

7.36 km

River Ettrick

Highlight • River

River Ettrick is noted for its salmon and trout fishing

Tip by

14.1 km

Howden Bank

Forest

18.5 km

Mavinsglen Forest Walks Junction

Highlight • Forest

This is the point where the Cross Borders Drove Road meets the track through Hartwoodmyers Forest, which is the way of both the Border Abbeys Way and the Buccleuch County Ride, as well as the Great North Trail and the Reiver Raid. Therefore you could say a rather popular junction!

It also marks the summit of quite a substantial hill on these routes, so you'll be glad to reach this small plateau before enjoying the descent down the other side, no matter which direction you're approaching from.

Tip by

21.3 km

Coldside Plantation

Forest

37.3 km

Alemoor Loch

Highlight • Natural

Ale Water flows here into Alemoor Reservoir, and B711 here is a causeway that divides the reservoir into two parts. Very beautiful views straight from the road. Spot Alemoor Hill on the wooded slopes, north-west of the road.

Tip by

55.2 km

B709 Through Altrieve Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

watch out for sheep

Tip by

74.4 km

Blue Bridge over the River Tweed

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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Tip by

82.4 km

Elibank Craig Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

86.5 km

River Tweed

Lake

95.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.5 km

11.9 km

3.28 km

573 m

452 m

260 m

136 m

Surfaces

69.7 km

24.7 km

495 m

179 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

30°C

12°C

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Alemoor Loch – Elibank Craig Road loop from Galashiels

View of Abbotsford House

Old Tweed Bridge

River Ettrick

Mavinsglen Forest Walks Junction

Alemoor Loch

B709 Through Altrieve Valley

Blue Bridge over the River Tweed

Elibank Craig Road

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