Key Details
Distance and Elevation
Distance: 9.2 miles / 14.8 km
Elevation: 1035ft / 315m
recommended Footwear
Road shoes will be fine but you could wear trail shoes if you wanted.
Recommended running
Easy running but you could push the pace as the tracks are good surfaces and the gradients never get too severe.
local coffee fix
Zola’s bakery in Galashiels is a fantastic bakery with good coffee and lunch options. Three Hills cafe in Selkirk is a great local coffee roasters with good coffee, cakes, and lunch.
Local running shop:
FKT/Segment King:
FKT/Segment Queen:
Route details
Start at the car park by Yair bridge. If you wanted to make it 4 miles longer park at the old Tweed bridge. Follow the riverside track, deviating slightly from it by the house gardens, before picking up the dirt track next to the farm that takes you all the way to Peel bridge.
Once at Peel, head towards the forestry car park and take the left path to begin climbing up around the shoulder of Craig hill. Follow the track around the shoulder of Craig hill. Retrace your steps along the Tweed to get back to your car.
Similar alternatives nearby
- Three Brethren (any option)
- A bridge for a Brethren
- The Eildons
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