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Knockendoch to Criffel loop

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Knockendoch to Criffel loop

Moderate

4.6

(34)

189

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Knockendoch to Criffel loop

04:06

12.3km

550m

Hiking

Embark on the Knockendoch to Criffel loop, a moderate hike spanning 7.7 miles (12.3 km) with an elevation gain of 1815 feet (553 metres), typically completed in 4 hours and 5 minutes. This rewarding route takes you through a mix of paths, tracks, and open hillside, offering superb viewpoints from…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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73 m

Sweetheart Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Good tea room in New Abbey, or take the road to Beeswing at the bridge. the Loch Arthur tea and coffee shop has super homemade cakes and you can have …

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4.00 km

Knockendoch Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful views from the peak of Knockendoch overlooking Loch Kindar and the surrounding countryside.

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5.57 km

Criffel Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

This fantastic peak in southern Scotland offers magnificent views across the Barbara Channel toward England. On a clear day, it's possible to see the hills of the Lake District and even out to the Isle of Man.

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6.89 km

Gate to the Southern Uplands

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A gateway to the rugged hills of southern Scotland.

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9.67 km

Loch Kindar

Highlight • Lake

Wonderful location for a picnic next to the beautiful glassy waters of Loch Kindar.

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12.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.67 km

3.48 km

1.16 km

426 m

367 m

199 m

Surfaces

4.28 km

3.54 km

2.14 km

1.31 km

518 m

464 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

20°C

15°C

24 %

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Comments

August 13, 2023,Criffel Runde von New Abbey via Loch Kindar

Demanding summit hike
Tip: long pants and waterproof hiking boots

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February 28, 2025,Criffel Hike (long awaited!)

A long awaited ascent of Criffel across the Solway from the Lake District near Dumfries. Criffel is the ever present lump on the horizon when you glance out towards Scotland from any fell in the North-Western Lake District and I've always wanted to see what the Lake District fells look like from over there. The plan was to pick a …

August 30, 2024,Criffel circuit

We have been looking across the Solway Firth at Criffel since we moved to the Lakes six months ago. It is the most prominent hill visible along the Dumfries and Galloway coast.
We had to go and climb it.
Don't climb Criffel without climbing Knockendoch as well - it is a much nicer hill.
Unfortunately the view south today was …

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Sweetheart Abbey Ruins

Knockendoch Summit

Criffel Summit

Gate to the Southern Uplands

Loch Kindar

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