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Knossington And Cold Overton

View of Launde Abbey – Launde Abbey loop from Knossington

Hard

5.0

(3)

11

hikers

View of Launde Abbey – Launde Abbey loop from Knossington

06:17

22.8km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

5.11 km

View of Launde Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

If you're enjoying a view of Launde Abbey - a Christian retreat and conference centre, you're about to work for it - enjoy the climb up and out!

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2

5.29 km

Launde Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Countryside Christian retreat on the site of an old abbey. Very picturesque.

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3

5.51 km

Launde Abbey Climb

Highlight • Trail

Short hill with a magnificent surrounding

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4

11.6 km

Fabulous Church with some very old features. Usually open. Belton-in-Rutland was a settlement in the Leighfield forest which explains it's precise square layout, with the houses used like wagon trains circled around a clearing to protect livestock

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5

12.9 km

White Stone Trail Climb

Highlight • Trail

20.7 km

Cold Overton Park Wood

Forest

B

22.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

5.32 km

2.03 km

539 m

225 m

Surfaces

9.18 km

4.85 km

3.13 km

2.63 km

2.03 km

1.02 km

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Monday 19 October

12°C

9°C

96 %

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