Cycling

The Scottish Borders is an ideal place for cycling, with numerous routes and a brand new cycle tour, Borderloop, that stretches around the area. Waymarked road routes include:

• the 4 Abbeys: a 55 mile circular route linking Melrose, Dryburgh, Kelso and Jedburgh Abbeys
• the Tweed Cycle Way: an 89 mile route running along the Tweed from Biggar to Berwick

For the adventurous, new forest routes recently opened at The Hub in nearby Glentress, with blue, red and black runs, and the Tweed section of the Forestry Commission's 7stanes run at Innerleithen.

Further information on routes and bike hire can be obtained from the websites at www.thehubintheforest.co.uk or at www.7stanes.gov.uk.