Peebles in the Scottish Borders is around 40km south of the city of Edinburgh. Glentress forest lies on the A72, 3.5km to the east of Peebles. The trail head is beside the turn off into the forest from the A72.
The Glentress trail head OS Grid Reference is: NT284397.
By bike
National Cycle Route 1 runs through Innerleithen, about 7km from the trail head at Glentress. Innerleithen is around 45km from Edinburgh.
The B7062 offers a quieter, if slightly longer, option for cycling from Peebles to Glentress rather than following the main road. Follow the B7062 to Cardrona then turn left onto the A72, heading back towards Peebles. Glentress is around 1.6km along the road, with the entrance on the right.
There is a signposted regional cycling route to Peebles via Biggar, Broughton and Stobo (approx 45km) if arriving by train at Carstairs.
By car
Read our directions for reaching Glentress by car
By public transport
By bus
First Edinburgh service 62 runs daily from Edinburgh to Peebles, taking around 1 hour. The bus also continues on to Cardrona, a further 15 minutes journey, which is around 1.6 km the entrance to from Glentress forest. Please note that bikes cannot be carried on this service.
There are no direct services from Glasgow, Carlisle, or Newcastle, however, connections from Newcastle and Glasgow can be made in Edinburgh, and there is a connection to Peebles from Galashiels if travelling from Carlisle.
For bus journey planning in Scotland see www.travelinescotland.com.
By train
The closest stations are at Carstairs and Edinburgh, from where there are bus connections to Peebles and connections to regional and national cycle networks (see by bike, above). Both are roughly 45km from Glentress.
Services to Carstairs are provided by First Scotrail and Virgin Trains. They also provide services to Edinburgh, along with National Express East Coast.
For further information on rail travel in Scotland and throughout GB see www.nationalrail.co.uk. The site also has general information about taking your bike on trains in Britain.
By air
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Edinburgh, roughly 40km from Peebles. Car hire is available at the airport and regular bus connections to Peebles are available from Edinburgh city centre. For details of flight information, see the Edinburgh Airport website.
For public transport journey planning in Scotland see www.travelinescotland.com.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure that the details provided above are accurate, however, you should check times and services with individual service providers prior to travelling as changes may occur at short notice.