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| Name: | Knockdal Ring |
| Hill number: | 13199 |
| Height: | 392m / 1286ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1679 Hill of Stake |
| RHB Section: | 27A: Ayr to the River Clyde |
| County/UA: | Inverclyde |
| Catchment: | Clyde |
| Class: | Tump (300-399m) (Tu,3) |
| Grid ref: | NS 28205 67615 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 35m |
| Col: | 357m NS273661  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 63 (1:25k) 341N |
| Observations: | ground 30m SW at NS 28183 67602 may be as high |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 27 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Hardridge farm. Farm track to the end which then becomes ATV track all the way to the summit. Nice and easy. Bagged the trig on the way back | Andrew Simmons | 24/11/2023 |
| Good off-road parking to the East at NS 2516 6787. Creuch Hill f1rst then the sub-tump Knockminwood Hill before coming across to here. On to North Burnt Hill, Burnt Hill West (another sub-tump) and return for a 10 mile round - very rough wet ground all the way round. | jonglew | 31/03/2023 |
| From the east from Hardridge Farm, good track but wet in places and then ATV track to top. Cairn and ground to SW seemed to be same height. Good views from top. | PeterD | 19/06/2022 |
| From near Hardridge Farm to corrugated-iron engine shed and followed rail tracks before joining more recent road towards Knockdal Ring. My older map shows many more rail tracks covering this former grouse moor. A private railway to ferry shooting guests around. | lordtonult | 24/05/2022 |
| From Creuch hill. One to do in dry weather. Is actually a worthy tump on account of surprisingly good views on a clear day. | colazione | 25/03/2022 |
| From 252679: a circuit of Creuch, Knockminwood, Knockdal Ring and North Burnt. Ascent of Creuch and descent of North Burnt grassy - elsewhere tough going over deep heather, tussocks and bog. | sclater | 17/01/2022 |
| 05:00 start. From the track to the west. Track soon becomes boggy grass and moss. Took the track to the north of the top and then over rough ground to top. Returned going due west and then followed burn down to another grass track.. | Campbell Singer | 28/05/2021 |
| From the Muirshiel visitor centre, via track and quad tracks past Hardridge Hill | Grinner | 20/03/2021 |
| From Hardridge farm E. of the hill. Followed mapped farm track to it`s end then ATV track to the summit. | bjewing | 06/03/2021 |
| https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=96795 | weaselmaster | 26/04/2020 |
| Parked HP OLR - contractor work going on at Creuch Hill so used metal road for an easy first 150m. Terrain pretty good (after at least 3 days no rain) until approaching NRB. ATV track faint at first and ends abruptly so best to join at conspicuous rise 10 mins WNW of 4th pylon from Creuch Hill (closest to burn). 15 mins from there to top, passing by some monster bog. Good views into S. Upland ranges, rest of CMRP, central belt, Cowal, Trossachs and beyond (even the Sleeping Warrior made a snowy appearance). Round trip about 3 hours. Final Inverclyde tump. | iangpark | 30/03/2020 |
| Space for a car where minor road ends nr Kilmacolm Low Dam before Hardridge. Mist & ice along track then stumble through the snowy heather. On to cairn on Knockminwood Hill then eventually found remains of old railway on way back to ascent route. Rain on the way down removed much off the ice, but made it feel colder. | agentmancuso | 05/02/2019 |
| Pathless plod through heather from Creuch Hill. Final Inverclyde TuMP. No views as surrounded by higher hills. Back to raod so could watch the royal wedding. Not. | Thearlaichdubh | 19/05/2018 |
| Parked near Rottenburn Bridge on a misty morning. Did Creuch Hill followed by Knockdal Ring then on to North Burnt Hill as the mist lifted. Wet feet most of the way. | Dugswell2 | 18/06/2017 |
| P at NRB. Sort of track under the pylons then ATV from 27391 67147. | chrisbien | 07/03/2017 |
| creuch hill, knockdal ring, north burnt hill, from the west, parking start of track NRB, Final inverclyde tump. | robertphillips | 17/02/2017 |
| My final Inverclyde tump. From E, Hardridge Farm road, parked at unoccupied cottage (NS321677) just past turnoff to farm itself. Good track, boggy in a few places, then 830m of knee deep snowy heather ensuring I earned my completion! Summit quite distinctive once reached. Mapped cairn with grassy top 30m to SW about same height. Quite a few other tops within 500m to W/SW but 25k map suggests next highest contender c.5m lower. | RHW | 20/11/2016 |
| 4th hill of 8 today on a route from Muirshiels Country park visitor centre to Wemyss Bay on a windy overcast day with the imminent chance of rain, I climbed Windy Hill, Craig Minnan and the Heddles, taking a track that eventually terminates in a bowl shape with a rough ascent through bog to the summit. Creuch Hill seen ahead and also in view are Knockinwood hill. | Dazingdale | 23/09/2016 |
| Approached from Creuch Hill, through deep heather atop spongy moss. Delightful. And similarly arduous going en route to North Burnt Hill | Colin Crawford | 10/02/2015 |
| Approach from west not recommended. | campagvelocet | 29/09/2011 |
| Robin56 | 08/04/2024 | |
| cmac | 08/07/2020 | |
| Sick Kid | 26/04/2020 | |
| 49pp | 22/10/2018 | |
| chalky1953 | 20/12/2016 | |
| ajwxyzt | 26/06/2013 | |
| Robertgee | blank |