Date walked: 05/01/2017
Time taken: 4 hours
Distance: 12 km
Ascent: 607m
My first hill walk of 2017.
A very cold hill walk with Mr Globetrotter.
We followed the circular route described here on Walkhighlands, setting off from Sweetheart Abbey about 11am.
A quick visit to the local store then we were on our way.
After following the description as far as the link up point, we somehow began following signs to Criffel instead of the description and ended up going up the way we were supposed to come down, passing over Knockendock.
It took us about 3 hours to reach the summit, it stayed clear and dry but the temperature was a bit chilly at 1 degrees celcius. We enjoyed a quick Coffee and biscuit at the top before heading down the same way we came. We chose not to go the other route (the way we were supposed to come up) just in case we got it wrong again.
We were back at the Abbey by about half past 3.
