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Reservoir Road – Gladhouse reservoir Loop from Eskbank

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Reservoir Road – Gladhouse reservoir Loop from Eskbank

Andrew planned a road ride

May 9, 2022

Reservoir Road – Gladhouse reservoir Loop from Eskbank

Hard

07:12

155km

21.5km/h

1,820m

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Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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13.7 km

Gladhouse Reservoir Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Running to/from Gladhouse Reservoir this is a delightful road. Good surface and just the right sort of undulating. Good water views along the way too.

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16.7 km

Gladhouse Reservoir North Shore

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Gladhouse Reservoir, at 460 acres (186 hectares), is the largest freshwater area in the Lothians. The views from here at the northern end are beautiful, and there are plenty of …

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31.0 km

B7007 Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Quality road, nice and quiet even at 8am on a weekday. Say hi to the sheep 🐏

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43.4 km

The Granites

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Picturesque and steady climb out of Innerleithen. Never too steep with beautiful views on all sides.

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47.7 km

The B709 dissects the stunning tree-lined Innerleithen golf club which is a sight well worth seeing and a great reward after the earlier climb and then descent on the same road (if you've come from the north).

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49.5 km

Yarrowford Scenic Road

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Lovely, quiet and great ability to drink in the countryside.

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54.8 km

Paddy Slacks Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Starts at the Gordon Arms with a steady gradient which takes you up through a beautiful valley. Lovely sweeping descent to Innerleithen.

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63.9 km

Berry Knowe Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

I’ve always known it as the Berry Bush climb, a very quiet road with some glorious view, steady gradient from the Yarrow side coming in the other direction it dose kick up towards the top, grin inducing decent either way.

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155 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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125 km

27.4 km

1.43 km

1.10 km

168 m

Surfaces

145 km

10.4 km

< 100 m

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Reservoir Road – Gladhouse reservoir Loop from Eskbank

Gladhouse Reservoir Road

Gladhouse Reservoir North Shore

B7007 Road Climb

The Granites

Innerleithen Golf Club

Yarrowford Scenic Road

Paddy Slacks Climb

Berry Knowe Climb

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