Innerleithen XC Trail – River Tweed loop from Walkerburn

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Walkerburn And District

Innerleithen XC Trail – River Tweed loop from Walkerburn

Moderate

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Innerleithen XC Trail – River Tweed loop from Walkerburn

03:30

12.4km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.63 km

View of Innerleithen and the Tweed Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tremendous views of Innerleithen and the Tweed Valley.

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4.30 km

Caddon Bank (Red/Black Trail)

Highlight • MTB Park

Brilliant section of trail with lots of features to play with; rock slab rolls/drop offs, berms and a rocky but pretty fast-running section of trail that delivers you back down …

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7.26 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 …

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8.12 km

Entrance to Innerleithen from Riverside Way

Highlight • Cycleway

Entering Innerleithen from the south side of the village. There waere bikes everywhere on a November Saturday, cold, wet and a murky day

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8.30 km

Tweed Valley Near Innerleithen

Highlight • River

8.47 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, …

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9.87 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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10.4 km

River Tweed

Highlight • River

The River Tweed, or Tweed Water (Scottish), is a river 97 miles (156 km) long that flows east across the Scottish Borders and into northern England. Tweed is an Old …

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12.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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