📌 Largs, North Ayrshire
★★★
A track winds all the way from fertile Noddsdale to the the summit of The Knock – passing free range chickens and other assorted farm animals on the way. The summit panorama is superb, taking in the Isle of Arran, The Cumbraes, Bute and the Cowal peninsula; the earthworks belonging to an iron age fort are also clearly visible. Save this one for a clear day.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Bridge over the Noddsdale Water, with The Knock in the distance 
Noddsdale Water 
Looking back across Noddsdale 
A woolly window 
Heading around the north side of The Knock 
Looking north across the Firth of Clyde 
Approaching Knock Hill summit 
Looking south from the summit 
Isle of Arran beyond the summit 
Upper Firth of Clyde from the summit 
Noddsdale from the summit
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at track junction on Brisbane Glen Road, 1.5 mi north of Largs town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 212617
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.815331,-4.855643
🚌 Glen Avenue (0.5 mi). Town centre (1.5 mi) has further train / bus connections
🚗 Verge parking for a couple of cars only (don’t block access). More space a short distance south in Raillies suburb
📝 Key info
▶ 6 km / 4 mi | ▲ 190 m | ⌛ 1.5-2 hr
Features: △ The Knock (217 m)
⬤ Moderate | Good track, sustained ascent – becomes grassy with boggy areas for final approach.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk: start – Brisbane Mains – track junction north of summit – The Knock – return by outward route or similar
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep, lambs, horses, free range chickens.
Weather: 10°C, milky sunshine, light breeze.
April 2021
