Walk: Knock of Crieff – country feast

📌 Crieff, Perth & Kinross
★★★

The Knock of Crieff is an elongated hill rising above the town of the same name. Breaks in the trees reveal sweeping views towards Ben Chonzie and the Highlands, with gently rolling farmland elsewhere on this pretty circuit – which mellows into a rural meander after the initial ascent. Keep your eyes peeled for red squirrels, red kites and the odd speeding Segway from the nearby Crieff Hydro resort! The tracks and minor road back from Ferntower are flanked by blackberries, raspberries and elderberries during late summer or early autumn: the perfect dessert to follow lunch in Crieff.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at Knock of Crieff middle car park, minor road behind Crieff Hydro, 0.5 mi north of Crieff town centre

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 864226

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.381877,-3.840954

🚌 Bus stops on A85 at Crieff Golf Course, at a different point on the route

🚗 Car park

📝 Key info

▶ 6 km / 4 mi | ▲ 200 m | ⌛ 2 hr

Features: △ Knock of Crieff (279 m)

⬤ Moderate | Clear paths (some steeper / narrow parts), tracks & minor road. A couple of potentially muddy sections.

➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – Knock of Crieff west top – east top / summit – Ferntower – Colony Farm – path around north side of Callum’s Hill – south side of Crieff Golf Club – start

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Red kite above The Knock, horses & sheep on return section.* Red squirrel near Ferntower, horses & sheep, frogs, fruits still just about in season.**

Weather: Full sunshine, 20°C & rising.* Sunny with some high cloud, light breeze, 10°C at start but feeling warmer in the sun.**

*July 2022 / **October 2015