SC 1547
Craigieburn Trail
2.8 miles (4.5 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NT 123 059. Finish: NT 123 061. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 154 m of climbing and 130 m of descent; highest point 273 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1547
- Distance
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Total ascent
- About 154 m. Highest point 273 m
Getting there
- Bus stop
- Craigieburn, 800 m from the start. Directions NT 118 052
- Car parks
- Car park, 20 m from the start. Directions NT 123 059Car park (free), 340 m from the start. Directions NT 124 062Car park, 990 m from the start. Directions NT 116 052
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Craigieburn, 1 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 70 m in a kilometre (1 in 14), starting 0.3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 120Sir Walter Scott WayLong-distance route, 92 miles, one way. Starts 2.4 miles away
- UK 035Annandale WayNational trail, 56 miles, one way. Starts 3.5 miles away
- SC 1612Iron Age Trail, Bessie's Hill1.3 miles. Starts 10.2 miles away
- SC 1627Hill Fort Trail, Castle O'er1 mile. Starts 11.1 miles away
- SC 1515Green Hill Trail, Forest of Ae5.5 miles. Starts 12 miles away
- SC 1636Ae Naze Trail0.8 miles. Starts 13.1 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
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