Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 24, 2024

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188 m

No. 1 Peebles Road Café

Highlight • Cafe

Fabulous cafe in Innerleithem ideal stop for anyone doing the Capital Trail!

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1.69 km

Moorfoot Hills Climb from Innerleithen

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

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

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.8 km

4.45 km

2.13 km

725 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

71.2 km

2.92 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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