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Innerleithen And District

Innerleithen to Tweedbank loop via Abbotsford

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4.0

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22

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Innerleithen to Tweedbank loop via Abbotsford

04:38

74.2km

840m

Cycling

If you're looking for a challenging touring cycling adventure, the Innerleithen to Tweedbank loop via Abbotsford offers a difficult 46.1-mile (74.2 km) journey through the varied landscapes of the Scottish Borders. This route, which typically takes around 4 hours and 38 minutes, features substantial climbs and descents, gaining 2746 feet…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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188 m

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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1.69 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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50.9 km

View of Abbotsford House

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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 …

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74.2 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.8 km

4.28 km

2.17 km

837 m

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< 100 m

Surfaces

71.4 km

2.75 km

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