Hi, me and few mates are heading North for the weekend, plan is to ride Innerleithen and Glentress but also want some natural routes round the Peebles, Selkirk Area. Any routes greatley appreciated, memory map format would be nice

Cheers, Geoff.

Gypsey glen

I use a different climb thru cardrona forest. There are other variations on this but its a real nice natural descent down the ridge line

What TJ said – awesome descent. Also nice trails over the Cademuir Hills. Worth getting the route guide book, as a lot of the trails don’t appear on OS maps.

Another vote for descent that TJ describes.

I went up through Cardonna, then from Glenhouse picked up the SUW to Blackhouse. There used to be someone on here who had a page with a more detailed descripion (EuanR I think it was).

There is simplt heaps of riding to be had in the area! For example; did the following route yesterday – about 40km. Takes in some of the Selkirk Merida route; some lovely tight singletrack!

Email me and I’ll send you the GPS route in GPX format.

that route looks ace, emailed you for the gpx

Gypsy Glen via Cardona Forest gets a second vote from me. It was really dry when a mate and I rode it yesterday. We then cut into Glntress via Jenny’s Brae before climbing up the Ho Chi Minh trail and dropping down secrets and lies (ask in the Hub bike shop for directions) onto the climb up from Deliverance. After that, we headed down the old natural trails that plummet you down pretty much straightline to the valley floor. Thet were riding particularly well yesterday but the final section in particular is not for the saddle up XC crowd.

Alternatively, you could ride up the walkers trails off the top of the red climb before the final fireroad push to Spooky Wood. This is a steep up and down trail which will take you to the mast. From there, head down the black until you reach the section of trail that takes you round the open quaried slope. There is a path which climbs up through the trees and takes you over to Lee Pen. Lovely natural trails with a short rocky tech fest off the top then it’s fast and open into Innerleithen. You can return by the riverbank trails.

Failing that, the Eildon Hills from Selkirk is considered a bit of a classic as is the Yarrowford, military road, minch moor, three brethren circuit. Loads to do!

Cheers

Sanny

The “Trail Guides” tab at the top??

http://www.singletrackworld.com/trailguide/uk/southern-scotland/peebles/

The trails at Innerleithen can be combined with the trails on househusband’s route as well. The singletrack he has marked heading down toward Selkirk is mint.

Beware of following househusband’s routes – the time I went out with him involved an “interesting” section of porterage that would have benefitted from fixed ropes and sherpas!! 😉

Hi Househusband could you please email the gpx to geoff DOT young AT sssworldwide DOT com please

Cheers

I did so yesterday; have just forwarded it again and copied to your googlemail email address.

househusband you should have added duchess drive to that route.

househusband you should have added duchess drive to that route.

Don’t know it – it was Saz from MTB Borders (I recognise your forum name!) that took us round!

Need to come over and meet this Saz guy. Was riding with Walt & Dawn(mtb Borders)last week in Spain so have an invite to ride.

HH.could you send the pic of that route, don`t have gps/x thingy. Still using paper maps. or a link to your host?

Trekster; your email address isn’t in your profile – but you can download the full image here.

Oh – and Saz is a burd. She’s not (by her own admission) one to navigate; this was a route someone else had told her about.