Knockman Wood Trail
2.8 miles (4.5 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NX 411 682. Finish: NX 407 684. 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 147 m of climbing and 119 m of descent; highest point 158 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1553
- 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 147 m. Highest point 158 m
Getting there
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Newton Stewart, Ghyll Crescent, 1.8 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Newton Stewart, Ghyll Crescent, 1.9 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 56 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), starting 0.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1644Pond Path, Penninghame Pond0.8 miles, circular. Starts 2.6 miles away
- SC 1591Anniversary Cairn Trail, Kirroughtree1.5 miles. Starts 2.9 miles away
- SC 1562Little Bruntis Trail2.5 miles. Starts 3.1 miles away
- SC 1654Wild Watch Trail, Kirroughtree0.3 miles. Starts 3.3 miles away
- SC 1525Larg Hill Trail4.3 miles, circular. Starts 3.3 miles away
- SC 1588Talnotry Trail1.8 miles. Starts 5.5 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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