Cycling in Scottish Borders is one of the most enjoyable ways to explore more of this part of South Scotland. So you can find your perfect Scottish Borders bike ride, we’ve reviewed our full collection of cycling routes in the region to deliver the best. Just click on each route to see a full breakdown of detailed information including elevation profiles and surface analyses, and browse real tips and photos uploaded by other members of the komoot community.

Last updated: October 4, 2025

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1. St Mary's Loch & Megget Water loop from Peebles

79.0km

04:53

740m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Peebles to Innerleithen loop

24.8km

01:28

170m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Stow and Innerleithen loop from Tweedbank

85.0km

05:22

970m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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4. Innerleithen to Tweedbank loop via Abbotsford

74.2km

04:38

840m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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5. Melrose and Kelso loop from Tweedbank

75.4km

04:40

710m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Heriot Kalewater Woolshears Wood Cardrona Forest Clovenfords And District Manor, Stobo And Lyne Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk And Midlem Eyemouth Coldingham Burnmouth Harehope Forest Parish Of Stow Craik Forest Upper Tweed Borders Forest Park Burnfoot West Linton Skirling St. Abbs Caberston Forest Grassfield Forest Wauchope Forest Elibank And Traquair Forest Tweedsmuir Ettrick And Yarrow Melrose And District Crailing, Eckford And Nisbet Hobkirk Jed Valley Reston And Auchencrow Gavinton, Fogo And Polwarth Ednam, Stichill And Berrymoss Swinton And Ladykirk Grantshouse Gordon And Westruther Lamancha, Newlands And Kirkurd Hawick Upper Teviotdale And Borthwick Water Coldstream And District Yetholm Loch Lurgie Loch Greenlaw And Hume Abbey St. Bathans, Bonkyl And Preston Duns Foulden, Mordington And Lamberton Kirkhouse Forest Royal Burgh Of Selkirk And District Lanton Lammermuir Blackhouse Forest Denholm And District Carlops Yetholm And District Heiton And Roxburgh Walkerburn And District Cockburnspath Innerleithen And District Kelso Bowden Village Floors, Makerstoun, Nenthorn And Smailholm Leitholm, Eccles And Birgham Oxton And Channelkirk Chirnside Maxton And Mertoun Eddleston And District Kingside Loch Sprouston Newcastleton And District Lauderdale Upper Liddesdale And Hermitage Eildon And Leaderfoot Oxnam Water Upper Tweeddale Tweedbank St Abb'S Head National Nature Reserve Akermoor Loch Hutton And Paxton Ayton Edrom, Allanton And Whitsome Royal Burgh Of Peebles And District Faldonside Loch Ashkirk Loch Southdean St. Boswells Parish Newtown And Eildon Coldingham Loch Galashiels Whitmuirhall Loch Jedburgh Earlston Ancrum Glentress Forest West Water Reservoir

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The best cycling routes in Scottish Borders

1. St Mary's Loch & Megget Water loop from Peebles

2. Peebles to Innerleithen loop

3. Stow and Innerleithen loop from Tweedbank

4. Innerleithen to Tweedbank loop via Abbotsford

5. Melrose and Kelso loop from Tweedbank

6. Witchie Knowe loop from Selkirk

7. Selkirk to Innerleithen – Brown Knowe gravel loop

8. Roberton and Vertish Hill loop from Hawick

9. Walter Scott loop from Galashiels

10. Peebles to Cadger's Brig loop

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