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Manor Valley

Peebles, Scottish Borders, United KingdomRoad

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

17 km
Distance
234 m
Elevation gain
Easy
Difficulty
Paved
Surface
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Manor Valley south of Peebles
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent
234 m
Distance
17 km
0100200300400m0 km51017 km324 m · highest, at 16.7 kmStartFinish

Route overview

This short ride suits cyclists looking for moderate climbing over 16.7 km.

Manor Valley is a 16.7 km point-to-point ride in the Scottish Borders around Peebles with 234 m climbing.

The route starts near Peebles and passes through Kirkton at 6.2 km and Castlehill at 9.3 km before finishing at Peebles at 16.7 km. The road is mostly paved (98%) and mainly minor roads (85%), with 14% on quiet streets. There is a short 1.7 km section on a fast road with a speed limit of 80 km/h or more. Climbing begins shortly after 1.5 km from the start at the low point of 163 m. The first climb is 1.8 km long starting at 1.6 km, rising 80 m at an average gradient of 4.6%, reaching 245 m elevation. The highest point of the ride is at 16.7 km at 323 m, reached after a 2.3 km climb from 14.4 km averaging 2.3% gradient. The route also has descending sections totalling 16% of the way and some steep sections with the steepest 500 m at 10.9%. Facilities are concentrated near the start around Peebles including a bakery, convenience store, drinking water, toilets, and a bike shop all within about half a kilometre off route. After 1.3 km there are no cafés, shops or water for 15.4 km. Peaks near the route include Hunt Hill at 327 m near 6.9 km and Wood Hill at 340 m near 11.8 km.

Highlights

  • Climb of 1.8 km at 4.6% gradient from km 1.6
  • Highest point at 323 m reached at 16.7 km
  • Peaks near route: Hunt Hill (327 m), Wood Hill (340 m)
  • 15.4 km without café or shop after km 1.3

Along the route

Measured from the recorded track and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed

  1. Kirkton 6.2 km
  2. Castlehill 9.3 km

Climbs

ClimbStarts atLengthGainAverageMaxTop
—1.6 km1.8 km80 m4.6 %6.8 %245 m
—14.4 km2.3 km52 m2.3 %3 %323 m

High point 323 m at 16.7 km; low point 163 m. Passes beneath Hunt Hill, Wood Hill.

What this ride is like

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Roads
85% minor road · 14% quiet street
Fast roads
1.7 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Surface
Paved throughout
Gradient
47% climbing · 16% descending · 37% flat
Steep sections
0.8 km over 5% · steepest 500 m averages 10.9% at 0 km

Along the way

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

Longest stretch without a café, shop or water: 15 km, from 1 km to 17 km.

Food, water and shops

  1. 0.8 kmGlen Road Stores · convenience store · 110 m off route
  2. 1.2 kmThe Fat Batard · bakery · 280 m off route
  3. 1.2 kmTop Up Tap · drinking water · 220 m off route
  4. 1.2 kmToilets · on the route
  5. 1.2 kmBspoke Cycles · bike shop · 430 m off route
  6. 1.2 kmrightmedicine Pharmacy · pharmacy · 320 m off route

At the start

  • Glen Road Stores · convenience store · 700 m

Practical information

Surface
Paved
Route shape
Point to point
Riding time
1 h 12 min
Best months
Jun to Aug — daily highs of 17–18 °C in those months

Know before you go

  • 15.4 km without café, shop or water after 1.3 km
  • 1.7 km on roads with 80 km/h speed limit
  • Some gravel or unpaved road: 2%

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

2 photographs from the road

Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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