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Duns Blue Route

16 km road cycling loop92 m climbing1 h 09 minGPX

Duns, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom · Road

A rolling 16 km road cycling loop from Peelrig, Scottish Borders through Duns, Ashfield and Plainfield, with 92 m of climbing.

Signed route The waymarked Duns Blue Route (Scottish Borders Council), traced from OpenStreetMap and measured against the terrain model; no member has recorded it yet. Ridden it? Add your recording and photos.

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At a glance

Best for
Rolling day rides
Distance
16.1 km
Loop
Elevation gain
92 m
6 m per km
Riding time
1 h 09 min
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Easy
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Paved
100% paved · 0% unpaved
Traffic
Mostly minor roads
1.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 1.5 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more
Food & water
Regular
10 cafés and restaurants · 1 shop · 2 petrol stations · 1 public toilet · 1 bike shop
Best months
Jun to Sep
Duns climate, 10 years
Navigation
GPX download
free, no sign-in
Start and finish
Peelrig

Map and elevation profile

From south
Photo: WeeHolly · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent
92 m
Distance
16 km
050100150200m0 km51016 km156 m · highest, at 3.1 kmStartFinish · back at the start

Route description

  1. Peelrig
  2. Dunskm 2
  3. Ashfieldkm 4
  4. Plainfieldkm 4
  5. Ninewarkm 5
  6. Edrom Mainskm 7
  7. Edromkm 8
  8. Whitelawkm 12
  9. Wedderburn Mainskm 15
  10. Peelrigkm 16

The Duns Blue Route is a 16.1 km loop starting and finishing at Duns, passing through Peelrig, Cairnbank, Ashfield, and Edrom before returning via Turtleton and Crumstane. The ride reaches its highest point at 156 m around 3.1 km and drops to its lowest at 62 m near 11 km. The profile includes gentle climbs and descents, with the longest descent lasting about 1.9 km and dropping 64 m.

Highlights

  • Loop route around Duns
  • Highest point at 156 m at 3.1 km
  • Longest descent 1.9 km dropping 64 m
  • Passes near Duns Law

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed

  1. Ashfield 3.7 km
  2. Johnsfield 4 km
  3. Plainfield 4 km
  4. Ladywell 4.5 km
  5. Ninewar 4.8 km
  6. Manderston Mill 5.9 km
  7. Edrom Mains 6.8 km
  8. Edrom 8.4 km
  9. Edrom Newton 8.8 km
  10. Whitelaw 12 km

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Mostly minor roads and streets on the map; 1.7 km is on main roads without a cycle lane.

Roads
87% minor road · 11% main road · 3% quiet street
Main roads
1.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads
1.5 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Surface
Paved: 100% of the route is mapped as paved.
Gradient
17% climbing · 12% descending · 71% flat

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 10 cafés and restaurants, 1 shop, 2 petrol stations, 1 public toilet and 1 bike shop.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 1.7 kmAitchisons · petrol station · on the route
  2. 1.9 kmHungry Spot · café · on the route
  3. 1.9 kmThe Co-operative Food · supermarket · 130 m off route
  4. 1.9 kmToilets · 130 m off route
  5. 1.9 kmRepair stand · on the route
  6. 1.9 kmGeorge Romanes · pharmacy · on the route

Worth a stop

  • 1.9 km — Mercat Cross (monument)

Know before you go

  • 14.1 km stretch without café, shop or water from 2 to 16.1 km
  • 1.7 km on main roads without cycle lane
  • 1.5 km on roads with 80 km/h or higher speed limits
  • Steepest 500 m segment with 9% gradient at start

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

2 photographs from the road

Photo: WeeHolly · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Kevin Waterhouse · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About this route

Route line
Traced from the waymarked route’s relation in OpenStreetMap.
Elevation
Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services
Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months
Ten years of ERA5 weather for Duns (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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