The Top 5 Lakes around Upper Tweed
Looking to visit the best lakes around Upper Tweed? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of Upper Tweed’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: December 5, 2025
Talla Reservoir
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The Talla Reservoir is an earth work dam which traps the Talla Water. It opened in 1905 to increase the water supplies for the expanding city of Edinburgh.
The reservoir …
The reservoir …
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Megget Reservoir
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Lovely traffic free and well paved road alongside Megget Water passed the dam, with fantastic views of the reservoir. Plenty of benches and stopping points if you want to refuel and rest with an amazing view.
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Fruid Reservoir
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Fruid is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders, close to the better-known Talla Reservoir. It measures 140 hectares and together with Talla forms the water supply for Edinburgh City. …
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View of Megget Water
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Heading North, the climb is great - very steep but a decent surface - but the descent is not fun without suspension. Lots of dried cow hoofprints and grassy knolls when I did it
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View of Talla Reservoir from the Wall of Talla
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If you don't like climbing then this is the best way to ride the Wall of Talla. It's all downhill, but be careful as you never know what's round the next corner.
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