- START GR 439348 Car Park just south of A707 near Peel.
- From the car park cycle back to the C-
road leading to Peel. Follow this for just over 8km to a junction at (361367). Keep left and after 200m turn sharp left into the forest. Follow the forest rack, climbing steadily for 2km. Keep right at MTB marker post at T- junction to a crossroads of track & single- track.. Keep straight on for 1.5km to a crossroads with the Southern Upland Way (SUW) at (343337) - Turn left along the SUW climbing steeply up to a high point below Minch Moor. Keep straight on at next x-
roads to a fork at (380328). Keep left and follow a switchback track for 5.6km to the trig point on Three Brethren (432319) Turn right beyond the cairns and descend stony ground for 1km. Bear left into the forest and continue on the SUW down to Yair. (452327) - Turn left for 200m and fork left past farm (walk past farm). After 1km fork left onto a single-
track then immediately right at next t- junction for 150m. Take hairpin turn right up track for 50m to join another single- track (hairpin). Continue on this as it meanders over footbridges to a T- junction beside a hide. - Turn left along a track for 150m then right onto single-
track for another 150m to reach a main forest ride. Turn left then hairpin right at T- junction. Continue for 500m to junction with grassy track. Turn right and then bear left after 150m to track. Turn right to join main forest track (426336) keeping left to enjoy a long descent. - At the bottom follow hairpin left back to car park.
OS Landranger Map 73 Peebles, Galashiels & Selkirk
An easy start along the road, but a fine section along the tops with excellent views. Difficult navigation from Yair but there are alternative routes
Traquair Forest & Southern Upland Way -
The site for off-
Cyclopaths
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