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Tweeddale Group

We are the Tweeddale Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

Cardrona to Peebles via Cardrona Forest and the Drover's Road  Grade B+ moderately demanding with a distance of nearly 18 km and a total ascent of 614 metres. 

Meet outside the Peebles post office  (EH45 8BZ) to catch the 09.15 X62 bus towards Galashiels, arriving in Cardrona at  09.25.  

Walk through Cardrona golf course, crossing the B7062 into Cardrona Forest.  Follow a clear path through the forest, exiting via a gate opposite Orchard Rig. Follow the path which eventually  joins with the Cross Border Drove Road.  This path goes all the way to Peebles via Kirkhope Law, arriving just outside the town at Gypsy Glen.  There are no stiles or gates to climb. 

Estimated finish time 3.30pm including coffee and lunch stops.

Sunday, 24 March 2024
Start time:
9:15 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
18km / 11.2mi
Ascent:
614m / 2014ft
Type:
linear

Features

  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available
  • No Stiles

Starting point

Grid reference:
NT 25281 40705
Nearest postcode:
EH45 8BZ
what3words:
windmill.zeal.purses
Start time:
9:15 am

Post office, Peebles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking