아홉 번째 강어귀 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Great moated castle with picnic areas and a small playground.

If the clouds had cleared, the view would have been fantastic.

At about 300m altitude

Only start the walks from the information centre. We found out the hard way that due to wildlife protection, the path can be closed. It is very inconvenient to find out if you're almost at the end of a walk, you can only retrace your steps.

Nice Cafe, also a public loo in the Abbey car park which is in good order and well looked after.

Criffel at 569m doesn’t quite reach the height necessary to qualify as a Donald or Graham but it does qualify as a Marilyn with well over the required 150m of prominence. Criffel stands largely alone on the Dumfries and Galloway coast, overlooking the estuary of the River Nith and the huge expanse of the Solway Firth. There are only a few much lower hills around. It has a prominence of nearly 500m so it is really distinctive for miles around. It is the most prominent hill on this coastline when seen from the hills of Northern Cumbria across the Solway Firth. There is an excellent recently made path all the way from the car park at Ardwall Farm which is free but strongly recommends a donation to the Moffat Mountain Rescue Team. On a good day Criffel offers very good visibility for miles around.

Unfortunately the Abbey is currently closed to public access because of the risk of falling masonry. Let’s hope they get it open again soon.

Knockendoch at just about 450m is the lower relation to Criffel. Most people climb Criffel these days from the Ardwall Farm car park where an excellent path leads you all the way to the top. It is sad to see that almost everyone reverses that route on the way down. The connoisseur route is to include Knockendoch either on the way up or down. This hill should not be missed. It may be much lower but it is a superb viewpoint for New Abbey and the Nith estuary. A great place to stop, relax and enjoy the view.