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Kilmarnock & Loudoun Group

We are the Kilmarnock & Loudoun Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

This is a B+ strenuous walk with a long walk in and a steep ascent of the hill, but you will hopefully be rewarded with wonderfull views at the top. Starting from near the green well of Scotland, 1 km north of Carsphairn, we follow a rough path for about 2 km to reach the foot of the hill. As we begin our ascent the underfoot conditions will be quite boggy, this improves as we climb a little higher. The path becomes quite steep in places, but begins to level off nearer the summit where we have some rocky conditions to negotiate. Eventually we reach a large cairn and a trig point at the top. We take a different way down off the hill, eventually meeting up with the path we followed on the way up to the hill. From here we follow this path back to our start point. Walking poles and good boots are essential, gaiters recommended.

Sunday, 6 July 2025
Meeting time:
8:45 am
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.7km / 7.3mi
Ascent:
656m / 2152ft
Type:
circular

Parking for the walk is around 1km north of Carsphairn on the A713. Immediately after crossing a bridge over the water of Dee there is a right turn onto an old road with a small parking area below. Distance from Kilmarnock is 38 miles each way. £24 per car. From our meeting point take the A77 south to the Ayr bypass until you reach the A713 turning to Dalmellington. Follow the road to Dalmellington. Stay on the A713 for approx 7 miles to reach the start point.

Features

  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NS 43959 37531
Nearest postcode:
KA3 7BU
Meeting time:
8:45 am

East Ayrshire council offices car park, London road.

Starting point

Grid reference:
NX 55732 94367
Nearest postcode:
DG7 3TH
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realm.expectant.tacky
Start time:
10:00 am

Small parking area on the opposite side of the A713 from the green well of Scotland.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking