Hi anyone out there able to help ,I have a friend who cycles to Glentress from Edinburgh regularly on road does anyone know of an off road route he could take

Here’s an idea
http://www.blog.scotroutes.com/p/pentlands-to-peebles.html

Fantastic thanx for that

you can also head due south from gladhouse reservoir, over bowbeat hill and then follow various forestry roads all the way south to glentress. some descent are very big and fast and you get stunning views if its clear. i never see anyone in the part of that world…

pentlands clearly are good to get south from edinburgh off road but there are interesting little of pockets of trails around roslin, rosewell, camp wood, carrington and temple that could be strung together as well with short road sections.