I am heading off to Peebles at the weekend and am looking for some gravel trails to get me high on the tops.
Having trawled web sites for the area i cant find any specific maps.
Does anyone have links or where to point me to.
My pal John and i are looking for a 30 to 40 mile hack out for saturday of this week.
Thanks in advance folks.
TBH if you're coming specifically for 'gravel', you're coming to the wrong place...
Either go south to Craik or Kielder, or north to Aberfoyle etc.
There are lots of gravel type routes, but mainly the fireroads around GT, Inners, Golfie and across to the Selkirk via the 3B/SUW ridge and it'd be hard to explain.
Further east we've lots of estate type stuff, which is also good, but a lot flatter.
Either go south to Craik or Kielder, or north to Aberfoyle etc.
Or the Galloway forest
There are some decent routes, might be a bit damp in places.
https://welovemountains.net/5-gravel-routes-tweed-valley/amp/
Maps open in Komoot.
Thanks folks.
I was hoping for some long winding trails with whistful views.
Firstly thanks for the feedback.
I'm meeting my mate in Peebles in the hope of trail nivan, ah well we will see.
google Tweedlove Gritopia events where you can find route maps going back to 2018 and mix and match. There's still areas where storm Arwen has damaged trees over the fireroads and paths. But still plenty of choice in the Tweed Valley.
Lammermuirs, north of Lauder?
Would you classify the classic Gypsy Glen route as gravel?
Couple of dodgy descent bits on gypsy Glen for a gravel bike but still a good shout if op adds it on to another route, also see Southern upland way.
Check our www.bikevalleytrails.co.uk
Map,directions and gpx for nearly 40 routes in the valley
@b_r to the thread!
It's not a great place for gravel, much of it is just trundling around dark commercial forest. That's fine if you have thrilling MTB descents to distract you but I've not enjoyed my gravel rides there.
Maybe head up to Penicuik and do something in the Pentlands, which is great for gravel, or head north east to the Lammermuirs.
Thanks again folks, I'll heed the advise and post some pictures from the weekend.
Would you classify the classic Gypsy Glen route as gravel?
Nope
I'd be heading out onto the SUW then drop down into Yarrowford, head for a loop round Dutches Drive then back towards Selkirk and either back through the bottom of Yair/Inners back road or back up onto the SUW.
If that route. You'll want to head down the Minch moor climb then up black Andrew climb up to top of duchess down to bowhill, corbielynn back up to 3brethren, suw back
To do black Andrew you'll need to head left at bottom of Minch moor road.
Having chopped beaches from fallen trees to clear part of a route. I'm heading to the woods north of kielder, but still in Scotland for a short gravel.
Encouragingly it starts in Hell's hole.
https://www.strava.com/activities/5852441478
A great ride i did last year - cant remember where i got the route from but its a good 'un.
Some of the descents at golfie are quite gravely if that’s what you are after 🙂