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N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land(*).
*For information about access rights in Scotland see the ScotWays website.
Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass. Please quote the hill number and hill name.
Logged Descriptions (logged by 300 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
nigheandonn | 02/03/2024 | |
sarahk | 01/01/2024 | |
clanbonham | 01/01/2024 | |
Good path along the ridge from Knock Farril car park. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 01/09/2023 |
A brilliant wee hill. Three mile circular route from the free forestry car park. | KevPalmer | 08/07/2023 |
From car park at Blackmuir wood | colazione | 20/06/2023 |
Barry Smith | 30/05/2023 | |
Parked in the town centre and took the path up to the maze (worth a visit) and bealach before following the path along the fence line up the Cats Back to the trig point. More direct descent back to the maze. Weather overcast. With Gillian | richard69 | 22/04/2023 |
jef | 09/04/2023 | |
Gavin Theobald | 03/04/2023 | |
Room for 1 car on N side of track E of Jamestown at approx 482566. | duchally | 02/11/2022 |
With L. From ridge carpark - Cnoc Mor first then Knock Farril. Down to Dingwall for lunch and football afterwards. | Janet M | 30/10/2022 |
Reminded me of Black Down. | Pete R | 09/09/2022 |
From the car park near Knock Farril along the Cats back ridge | PeterD | 11/06/2022 |
Circuit from forestry car park up tp Cnoc Mor, along Cats Back to Knock Farril, returning via Touchstone Maze. Lovely wee walk. | Fife Walking | 08/06/2022 |
alda | 22/05/2022 | |
iaindbrown | 22/05/2022 | |
Lovely walk from the house we stayed at in Strathpeffer. I was a bit wary of the very steep slope at the top. Saw a red squirrel while I waited for Yeltzbagger to check if I could get to the top. Wonderful woodland and interesting vitrified fort. | Stevie n Tay | 20/05/2022 |
Yeltzbagger | 20/05/2022 | |
Matt | 10/05/2022 | |
kathyh | 21/10/2021 | |
Llondon | 11/10/2021 | |
nicolajane | 09/10/2021 | |
Accessed from the west side. Planned to park at road end near Beallachnagore, but all I found was a closed gate and barking dog. Nowhere to park considerately. Driving back I passed 2 walkers who looked like they were here for the same reason as me, however there response of 'Why do you need to know that', did not sound too promising. To my surprise he offered to let me park on his drive after I declined his suggestion to park in front of the gate providing access to field. 
He also told me to path on bend before Beallachnagore which turned out to be a good route all the way to the summit traversing around the south and approaching it from the east. High point looks to be over stile in wood west of trig pillar. Descended to the SW down a steeper, shorter but equally well defined path to bend in road before Beallachnagore. 
Recommend parking in Jamestown. | mntainman | 18/09/2021 |
Cnoc Mor and Knock Farril from the small parking area 100 yards SW of the ridge CP. The resulting Cat's there-and-back ridge walk was delightful. | Nick Down1 | 01/09/2021 |
Cnoc Mor and Knock Farril from Blackmuir Wood car park in Strathpeffer. | vuirich | 23/05/2021 |
cachristiso1 | 06/12/2020 | |
briansv650s | 28/11/2020 | |
EKilburn | 31/10/2020 | |
Gemzc | 31/10/2020 | |
Steve Q | 19/10/2020 | |
sarah mundell | 27/09/2020 | |
X19RJF | 27/09/2020 | |
try9fan | 22/09/2020 | |
weaselmaster | 06/08/2020 | |
Sick Kid | 06/08/2020 | |
BasherBob | 02/08/2020 | |
dickiewren | 25/07/2020 | |
hillhunter | 12/07/2020 | |
Climbed from the Forestry Commission car park in Strathpeffer | Simon Winton | 25/01/2020 |
From Strathpeffer town center via stone circle. Not much of a view from the top as trees have grown. | mindlessflogger | 18/01/2020 |
dave g | 26/12/2019 | |
kathyh | 18/11/2019 | |
2 of 2: From the Blackmuir CP. | ChrisR | 10/09/2019 |
With a run along the Cats back | highlandrock | 01/09/2019 |
Enjoyable short walk from road to East after Mountain bike from Dingwall | trimarc2 | 28/05/2019 |
Pleasant walk up from Blackmuir Forest Walk car park with Ikuko. Super clear day with great views, though much obscured by trees. | GWR Chris | 14/05/2019 |
clashcityrocker | 07/04/2019 | |
Clach Liath | 08/03/2019 | |
bobhem25 | 18/01/2019 | |
alasdaircairns | 13/12/2018 | |
Pommyjon | 29/10/2018 | |
markhammonds | 03/10/2018 | |
Rain at first then sunny. From walker’s car park. Unpleasant digression through forestry on way back. | Rounsfell | 09/09/2018 |
run from Strathpeffer | CraigW | 30/08/2018 |
Lovely wee hill. Good shelter by trees on this hot day. | tallblond | 26/07/2018 |
Susan Bidwell | 17/07/2018 | |
Domino | 17/07/2018 | |
With Luna on the way to the airport to get Rosaidh | BigNick | 10/06/2018 |
benarmine | 29/05/2018 | |
Cnoc Mor & Knock Farril from Blackmuir Wood car park in Strathpeffer. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 20/05/2018 |
beckybags | 20/05/2018 | |
A Peckish | 20/05/2018 | |
From car park at west end of Strathpeffer. Forestry tracks then up along Cat's Back and down through woods. Very enjoyable. | the pigguy | 11/05/2018 |
With Bev, Steve and Dave. Magnificent views most of the way. | Barbara Singer | 09/05/2018 |
Parked at Knockfarrell Vitrified Fort Car park - Explored fort dropped off far end (past Scots Pines) and circled to Knockfarrell village - then ridge path to hill summit and trig. Returned via cats back. Pretty hill with a wonderful views. Visited Strathpieffer (old victorian spa town well that is also well worth a visit) at foot of hill after to see the Eagle Pictish stone. | briandavies | 20/04/2018 |
Dave McG | 18/04/2018 | |
Louise | 24/03/2018 | |
ajwxyzt | 24/03/2018 | |
From Knockfarrel. | Peterb | 20/02/2018 |
From Knockfarrel CP. Freezing, calm, sunny and great views. | iangalbraith | 05/02/2018 |
Lovely deep snow. Clear blue sky. | summitter | 20/01/2018 |
Isbjorn | 11/01/2018 | |
Last hill of the day, from the big and very icy Knockfarrel car park. An excellent stroll in the snow, with fine views all round. A bit of dodging, limbo dancing and crawling under wind throw just in case you weren't sure it was a proper Marilyn. | Gill | 15/12/2017 |
ARM | 22/10/2017 | |
walk livi | 30/09/2017 | |
PaulineD | 30/09/2017 | |
LesH | 27/08/2017 | |
carlpg | 03/07/2017 | |
IMacd45 | 19/06/2017 | |
curlebd | 19/05/2017 | |
willyross | 01/03/2017 | |
lindaross | 01/03/2017 | |
Sunny morning, hill 2 for the day. Parked at the forest car park GR 478574. Track past the Cnocmor lodges where on owner has too much time and too much wood to fashion fun large wood sculptures. At where track bends NE a small gravel pit and faint path easily missed on the left. Followed path to fence below summit and turned right to trigpoint. Fine view to Wyvis and Strathconon. | N.Morters | 22/10/2016 |
iainwalton | 07/09/2016 | |
govanah | 13/08/2016 | |
From Blackmuir CP. Then along the ridge to Knock Farril CP. before doubling back to Blackmuir. With Karen. | ChrisR | 08/08/2016 |
With The Cat's Back | DampandDusty | 02/07/2016 |
superstar_tradesman | 31/05/2016 | |
Winterfloodian | 29/05/2016 | |
elizyanne | 05/05/2016 | |
Johnny Corbett | 28/03/2016 | |
With Jenx from end road parking by Lochview house above Loch Ussie. Asked and given permission. A soggy path to col then up the forest fence path negotiating fallen trees. Top looks like it is trig not stile. Woods all being cleared / cut out. | nordicstar | 05/02/2016 |
A pretty hill but a bit spoilt by the ongoing forestry works. | jenx | 05/02/2016 |
petesimpson | 26/01/2016 | |
Crawford Lindsay | 05/01/2016 | |
wintergreen | 05/01/2016 | |
IainK | 30/11/2015 | |
From Knock Farril carpark, Knock Farril and Cnoc Mor. | rhalstead | 04/07/2015 |
chrispine | 25/06/2015 | |
From Knockfarrel car park out and back. Lots of closed paths due to felling on Strahpeffer flank. | SS | 24/06/2015 |
Neil Midgley | 24/06/2015 | |
Fear-allabain | 12/06/2015 | |
From Knockfarrel, with IS. | amswanston | 29/05/2015 |
With AS. | iks | 29/05/2015 |
SteveG | 09/04/2015 | |
from the knockfarrel cp. | robertphillips | 06/04/2015 |
From Knock Farril car park | PeteN | 28/03/2015 |
Parked in the parking area in Knockfarrel. A very pleasant ridge walk taking around 75 minutes with Meds. | bolton | 11/02/2015 |
From car park at Knockfarrel. 8/8 cloud cover, mod vis. With PM. | CJM | 11/02/2015 |
Solo. From Conon Bridge Railway Station. Walked to Knock Farril and then followed path SW towards Cnoc Mòr. Initially good but then difficult to follow due to fallen tree branches. Path going round to S of summit so struck up hillside to trig point. Highest point probably mound in forest near stile. Found a newly cleared path, not shown on my 1:50,000 map, going steeply down western slopes. This took me to Jamiestown. Bus to Conon Bridge for train. | pwbellarby | 27/01/2015 |
Aqyx | 29/11/2014 | |
The Rodmiester | 08/11/2014 | |
Hill awash with purple heather. Grabbed while doing the trig. | BigJ | 02/09/2014 |
Tried shorter route starting SE of summit at 498562. It was no quicker and was considerably less comfortable. | Topographer57 | 24/08/2014 |
interloper | 19/08/2014 | |
Fletch | 18/08/2014 | |
Owen B | 17/08/2014 | |
tummelv | 03/08/2014 | |
richtea5040 | 14/07/2014 | |
A great wee hill with GHC. From the view point car park. Just a bit longer than I wanted it to be though. | Play2End | 07/07/2014 |
russell61 | 28/05/2014 | |
cmac | 20/05/2014 | |
Visited it while recoding trigs, climb up from Rd at 496569 | Nozzer | 19/05/2014 |
Solo trip | Invicta14 | 12/05/2014 |
Andrew Simmons | 01/01/2014 | |
GaryJones | 01/01/2014 | |
Here for the trigpoint, up from Cat's back carpark, mooched around for geocache so really hope I visited the highpoint too? 
 
Last bit was quite steep but an enjoyable walk, just catching up on logs as we are a little behind! | thejackrustles | 02/12/2013 |
From A834 to West | Chris Peart | 18/11/2013 |
Colin Crawford | 18/11/2013 | |
Hill race | garbo1103 | 09/11/2013 |
benalder284 | 01/11/2013 | |
medifix | 01/11/2013 | |
From carpark walked along path to both ends of the ridge, locally known as Knockfarrell. | AndrewFinnimore | 10/08/2013 |
traighmhor | 08/08/2013 | |
NormanW | 15/05/2013 | |
aul-fogie | 03/05/2013 | |
With Mora, from Strathpeffer village centre. | BLACKHILL | 28/04/2013 |
grumpy | 24/02/2013 | |
Mudskipper | 19/01/2013 | |
with JC, O, DC etc. Showers. Wet snow. | Martin66 | 30/12/2012 |
During a New Year week near Beauly. Stroll along the track from Knockfarrel with Martin66, J, JC, Otis, Shaky & the Harts. The most difficult bit was stumbling around the felled forest trying to find the highest point. Settled for the trig point having tripped over various detritus near the stile. | NotReallyABagger | 30/12/2012 |
m0untain_n0mad | 29/10/2012 | |
hils | 22/08/2012 | |
callumblack | 29/07/2012 | |
TonyRHOM | 10/07/2012 | |
Dee Rogers | 10/07/2012 | |
Thearlaichdubh | 10/06/2012 | |
hillsman | 01/06/2012 | |
Martin R | 31/05/2012 | |
softsquare | 16/05/2012 | |
Martyn1 | 28/04/2012 | |
Glenysj21 | 28/04/2012 | |
Pleasant ridge walk from car park at NH 503 583. | martin_hall | 31/03/2012 |
iaindbrown | 19/01/2012 | |
mountaineagle | 15/01/2012 | |
Woodland walk from Strathpeffer, though quite a lot of forest has been felled. Direct ascent through forest blocked by fallen trees at one point, traversed L to avoid them and regain path. Trig on top. | Aye Jimmy | 25/10/2011 |
Tom Mundell | 17/10/2011 | |
Iona | 17/10/2011 | |
Bisquitine | 10/07/2011 | |
Crumblie2 | 23/06/2011 | |
daviemore | 19/06/2011 | |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 28/05/2011 |
Lionel Bidwell | 12/05/2011 | |
Tony Rogers | 12/05/2011 | |
RichardM | 04/01/2011 | |
alanm | 03/01/2011 | |
CraigW | 31/12/2010 | |
lordtonult | 11/10/2010 | |
foggieclimber | 03/10/2010 | |
fortyniner | 06/09/2010 | |
m1eyp | 25/08/2010 | |
peterstanding | 17/08/2010 | |
Emma and Simon | 01/08/2010 | |
chriswatson | 08/06/2010 | |
Sprog | 07/06/2010 | |
Gallovidian | 06/06/2010 | |
Buteobuteo | 04/06/2010 | |
Easy jog from Knockfarell on dry morning with high grey cloud. | Dugswell2 | 03/06/2010 |
Nice walk from Knockfarrel CP, over heathy ridge,forest, good views. Little ascent though,I reckon a run from Conan Br would have been good for more of a challenge but there was plenty of interest in my 90 mins walk. | pwheeler | 27/05/2010 |
thelonious | 22/05/2010 | |
AndyS | 19/05/2010 | |
keithpostie | 09/05/2010 | |
PGCE | 15/04/2010 | |
mae | 01/04/2010 | |
hill walker | 31/01/2010 | |
LizH | 30/07/2009 | |
PeterAH | 30/07/2009 | |
Alan Whatley | 16/04/2009 | |
BlackPanther | 15/04/2009 | |
jonnymuir | 28/01/2009 | |
hjaltland | 13/12/2008 | |
KeithByTheC | 28/10/2008 | |
danpquinn | 28/10/2008 | |
Ultima Thule | 22/09/2008 | |
interloper | 13/09/2008 | |
Jon F | 06/09/2008 | |
second ascent with Jamie | vegibagger | 25/08/2008 |
MIKE NICHOLLS | 10/08/2008 | |
Emma Rose | 08/08/2008 | |
Rowan Piper | 08/08/2008 | |
PM | 27/07/2008 | |
Ozymandias | 19/05/2008 | |
peakrodent | 12/04/2008 | |
Revisit. Trig in clearing just E of stile, with fine view. From WNW, car park, forest road but no obvious path up steep final slope to summit as far as I could see. Descended WSW then N following paths to car park. | RHW | 30/12/2007 |
veganvixen | 27/12/2007 | |
Campbell Singer | 18/09/2007 | |
With Bruce | RobF | 05/08/2007 |
Juicy bilberries... | maknipe | 22/07/2007 |
chrisbien | 25/06/2007 | |
Tricky | 16/06/2007 | |
assynt_bob | 25/02/2007 | |
knock farrel hill race | tom smith | 00/00/2007 |
ajwxyzt | 28/10/2006 | |
Ascended by track from car park near to former youth hostel, which is now derelict. | JohnW | 21/10/2006 |
BaggerGutt | 29/08/2006 | |
PeteF | 24/08/2006 | |
With Tim747, climbed from Forestry Commission self guided route, Blackmuir Forest, Strathpeffer | CreakingHiker | 28/04/2006 |
tim747 | 28/04/2006 | |
tallscottishguy | 09/04/2006 | |
Tony S | 26/03/2006 | |
Lorna S | 26/03/2006 | |
Sherlock | 18/11/2005 | |
raffemeister | 12/11/2005 | |
Halfdecent | 06/11/2005 | |
Ferocious name, easy prominence. | Eddie | 30/10/2005 |
Jim.Fothergill | 22/10/2005 | |
Kevin Borman | 19/08/2005 | |
2nd of a 3 Marilyn day off of the big Hills. Solo. | The Captain | 03/08/2005 |
from Blackmuir Wood CP. On wide signed path through wood and narrow path to bealach with 4 way signpost. Doubling back on ridge by fence to top at 12.30. | arranc | 20/06/2005 |
GmacT | 16/06/2005 | |
AlanD | 31/05/2005 | |
TONY DEALL | 15/05/2005 | |
Sherlock | 15/05/2005 | |
Mac.Hawk | 18/02/2005 | |
johnbarnard25 | 23/10/2004 | |
Solo | HFB | 11/03/2004 |
Lindsay M | 23/11/2003 | |
Smudge | 01/10/2003 | |
Alison R | 28/06/2003 | |
JimA | 01/06/2003 | |
jimbloomer | 25/05/2003 | |
Adrian | 17/05/2003 | |
RobertP | 08/05/2003 | |
john steel | 20/04/2003 | |
Colin Crawford | 16/04/2003 | |
Knockfarell Hill Race from Strathpeffer. 5m in 41:06. | stever | 12/04/2003 |
race | donmeister | 12/04/2003 |
Colin Crawford | 10/02/2003 | |
bjewing | 18/10/2002 | |
BrianMatthews | 10/08/2002 | |
From road end to NE with Fiona, journey breaker on the way up north. | agentmancuso | 29/06/2002 |
FionaC | 29/06/2002 | |
On the way up to the Marhof Meeting stopped in Strathpeffer to do this hill. Parked by the lochan just passed the Youth Hostel. Used tracks and footpaths to reach the ridge to the North East of the summit. | garyhoney | 01/06/2002 |
GordonAdshead | 00/06/2002 | |
Kiltie | 31/05/2002 | |
Laurel | 30/05/2002 | |
Rowan | 30/05/2002 | |
eddieh | 11/03/2002 | |
Alan | 25/12/2001 | |
Shirley | 25/12/2001 | |
IainT | 29/05/2001 | |
hughbagger | 27/05/2001 | |
duncanandmorna | 01/01/2001 | |
Date is first visit. Notes from later...pleasant scenic ridge, fine views, a popular walk on Xmas morning. car pk 502582 Knockfarrel, good tk to summit. More complex from WNW | RHW | 25/12/2000 |
Arctica | 24/06/2000 | |
Calico | 26/05/2000 | |
Kompass | 28/04/2000 | |
49pp | 01/01/2000 | |
Sunhat | 16/08/1999 | |
ChrisU | 05/04/1999 | |
chalky1953 | 11/04/1998 | |
vegibagger | 11/04/1998 | |
Ken_Stewart | 27/03/1998 | |
Minto | 24/08/1997 | |
bertbarnett123 | 16/03/1997 | |
SpudGunn | 09/03/1997 | |
fasgadh | 15/04/1996 | |
alda | 02/06/1995 | |
RCFC | 10/03/1995 | |
StueyB | 05/03/1994 | |
With Alan & Jo and Pete & Louise on easy day in snow from New Year cottage nr Dingwall, (looking without success for low level ice falls to climb)then same on Tor Achilty | Chris Pearson | 29/12/1993 |
Crawford Lindsay | 05/10/1991 | |
wintergreen | 05/10/1991 | |
Am Bodach | 05/05/1990 | |
sparkle | 22/08/1980 | |
kanderson | 01/01/1970 | |
several times- as part of the Cats Back walk | VerySlowPlodder | blank |
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