Neidpath Tunnel – Innerleithen XC Trail loop from Eskbank

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Neidpath Tunnel – Innerleithen XC Trail loop from Eskbank

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Neidpath Tunnel – Innerleithen XC Trail loop from Eskbank

06:04

97.1km

1,020m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 40.3 km for 25 m

After 42.3 km for 16 m

After 42.4 km for 50 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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17.4 km

Gladhouse Plantation

Forest

40.1 km

Neidpath Tunnel

Highlight • Cycleway

Very long and a pitch black tunnel next to river Tweed towards Peebles. You walk 30metres inside the tunnel and you can't see a thing. Water droppings were making it even more dramatic. After 150m with head torches we decided to return back.

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40.9 km

Castle Banks

Forest

54.6 km

Stone Bridge with Gateposts

Highlight • Bridge

Most people will stop and admire this bridge, there are not many about with features like this

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55.6 km

Innerleithen XC Trail

Highlight • Forest

The red-graded XC trail is fairly short but not to be taken lightly!

A lung-burning switchback climb right from the start to lead you through the trees up to the top of Minch Moor.

Some great singletrack descents with a few black options bring you to the Caddon bank descent with its drop offs, berms and rollers.

Well worth the effort for the views from Minch moor and a great trail to test your skills on.

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56.8 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, really (really) good coffee and a lovely ambience.

Find them at: no1peeblesroad.coffee

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56.9 km

Caldwells Homemade Ice Cream

Highlight • Cafe

Simply an amazing selection of flavours of delicious ice cream 🍨 😋
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57.1 km

Innerleithen High Street

Highlight • Rest Area

Several bike shops, plenty cafes and shops exist on the main through road (High Street) in Innerleithen.

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58.6 km

North Exit of Innerleithen

Highlight • Trail

Starting to climb, heading north out oc town. Many MTB trails appearing on Komoot maps at this point

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59.0 km

Leithen Water Swimming Spot

Highlight • River

After a hot and dusty session at Golfie, this is a great place to strip down and plunge into the fresh Leithen Water! Take care on the slippery concrete and wade down into the waist-deep water over the edge of the cascade.

There's a couple of rough parking spaces here too, so if you're travelling to this spot to ride you can always start and finish here.

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