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Name: | Cold Overton Park |
Hill number: | 5471 |
Height: | 197m / 646ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2869 Cleeve Hill |
RHB Section: | 39: Central and Eastern England |
County/UA: | Rutland |
County (CoH): | Rutland (CoH) |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Wash, Trent |
Watershed: | Humber Estuary, The Wash |
Class: | Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top (CoH,CoU) |
Grid ref: | SK 82709 08532 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 11m |
Col: | 186m SK816087 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 141 (1:25k) 234 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 205 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked by the mast. Short but boggy walk to the trig. Followed footpath to second field gate and cut back. | RowanP | 12/03/2024 |
Parked on verge by track leading to transmitter and reservoir. Through gate into Top Field, although the trig is through another gate into the adjacent High Field. Boggy going underfoot. Carried on roughly the same bearing to meet the ROW running along the SW edge of the field to open up some nice, albeit misty, views. | Vulcan | 25/02/2024 |
Parked at the start of the track and easy walk to trig. Misty so no views. | Alan Caine | 02/01/2024 |
With DC, MGT & RHP. Started at Knossington and did a circular walk via Cold Overton. | ADT | 27/10/2023 |
From Oakham, via Barleythorpe and Manor Lane, past reservoir and into Open Access land. Just me and the sheep. Iconic 'Top Field' sign and somewhat uninspiring views of Rutland. The summit is a plateau so not much to be seen but long grass and trees blowing in the wind. | hillbagger91 | 27/09/2023 |
Down the lane then footpath across field, over gate, left bike and up to the trig on the field boundary. | visionset | 09/07/2023 |
Parked in road, which was closed for maintenance, opposite track. Easy along field edges. | Minto | 29/06/2023 |
Parked on the verge on the minor road running N from the radio mast. Soggy footpath after the reservoir along the field edge, then short walk over the wooden fence to the trig point. Sheep in the field. Good views towards Rutland Water. With Gillian. | richard69 | 15/01/2023 |
Short stroll from the radio tower, round the field and over the fence to the trig point. Great views over Rutland Water. | cjwilliams | 16/10/2022 |
Did Rutland's County top on Day 3 of a 4 Day County Top trip. An easy county top to do with very friendly vibes, very rural and easy access to the top with the iconic sign that says 'top field'. If you walk in a WSW direction from the trig for about roughly 75m, then you will be able to see very well on a clear day from all sides of the hill other then the forest that is West of the trig Point. | DavidHiner | 21/03/2022 |
Started at Cold Overton and did circular walk via Knossington | ParkerP1960 | 13/01/2022 |
Parked at reservoir. Easy gate into pleasant field with sheep | GordonAdshead | 06/11/2021 |
Set of on the wrong side of the hedge but managed to find a fenced section where I could climb over. Got through a flock of sheep without disturbing them too much. Trig point marks the top. | pclyndes | 22/06/2021 |
Drove up lane past radio mast and went though gate (kindly opened by a water worker) past covered reservoir to park at end of track. Travelled along footpath out of deference to landowner (could have walked directly across 'Top Field'), climbing over fence to turn right towards top trig point. With Louis the Dachshund. Distance walked a Quarter Mile. | Spartanhouse | 10/06/2021 |
Parked by reservoir, then through 3 gates to summit. | PGCE | 06/12/2020 |
Parking here was tricky. I went down the muddy lane over the road from the tower and parked near the second gate, where the road opens up. Then a lovely tramp across the fields to the trig point, with views over Rutland Water. Great to be on a top which is higher than anywhere on the horizon. | edmundjohnson | 15/10/2020 |
TD & C | This Dog | 07/09/2020 |
SOLO. Overnighted in Sheringham and set off on a quest to bag some of the hills in Jonny Muir's book. This was number 6. Parked close to the mast. Walked past the covered reservoir to a bend in the path. Initially took the wrong gate then walked back and took the right hand gate. Trig is on opposite side of the field on a direct line across the field keeping the bushes in the centre to the right. Trig is the other side of a gate which I nearly missed by heading to far west. | Buck | 08/08/2020 |
Cold Overton Park from GR: SK 82987 08925 | Hippster | 23/11/2019 |
Cold Overton Park from GR: SK 82987 08925 | ronaldo333 | 23/11/2019 |
With E. Dry and sunny. As others parked near mast, down bridleway through grassland and over a couple of wooden fences to trig. Easy. Good view across to Rutland Water. | Beeliner | 26/07/2019 |
Solo | garth87 | 10/07/2019 |
3/5 Parked near mast to north and walked through fields to trig, w/ Pete and Joe | penbet | 24/05/2019 |
Parked on the side road on the opposite side to the mast. Short walk past the mast and a covered reservoir to a bend in the path. Took the right hand gate and then a direct line across a field of sheep to the trig which is the other side of a fairly new looking gate. | Wheelsy | 24/04/2019 |
Stopped by on the way from Rutland, drive down a layby and 0.4 mile walk through a gate, follow the fence down to the hedge and keep looking over, its hidden. | NottsOutdoorLad | 07/04/2019 |
With Smudge. | Clachaig | 17/03/2019 |
Parked to the NE in wide dirt road SK829089. | David Evans | 11/03/2019 |
Parked on grass verge. 
Glorious sunny February day | Janie | 26/02/2019 |
From road junc to NE. RoW initially then a direct line from where the path takes a turn. | jonglew | 04/01/2019 |
walked part of Leicester Round and finished at Oakham | raymondwilkes | 22/10/2018 |
Easy stroll across the fields from the lane opposite (which is suitable for motor vehicles from Barleythorpe despite the signs). Good views across the Rutland Water. | jkl | 16/09/2018 |
Parked on side road opp bridle path. Walk up bridle path and through gate. Path bends to right. Gate in front of you and one on right. Take the one on the right and go diagonally across field and trig will become visible just other side of another gate. Awful weather today! | jedthehumanoid | 26/08/2018 |
From north along FP Trig near very new gate. | PeterD | 16/08/2018 |
Water tankers were queueing to take on water from the reservoir. This is worrying. Can't remember such a long spell without rain. Got first glimpse of Rutland Water. | Wycombe Wanderer | 17/07/2018 |
Visited whilst in Rutland for a few days | magirob | 20/06/2018 |
Repeat w Jenx and Bryher | nordicstar | 15/06/2018 |
petey | 17/03/2018 | |
From minor road opposite bridleway. Track the short diversion into trig field. | rhalstead | 25/02/2018 |
Parked at side of the road, down a track and through a few field to Trig Summit | jmistry86 | 06/02/2018 |
Parked in lane opposite the bridleway. Almost dark. Hp is in the field on other side of hedge from trig, at least that''s what it looked like in failing light. The end to a long day. | Campbell Singer | 22/11/2017 |
Parked near mast, down track on ROW and hopped over a couple of easy wooden fences to trig. | dgresty | 22/10/2017 |
Parked by tower for easy walk across field and up to trig | D SID | 22/05/2017 |
From road junction to the NE, f/p then over railings into field with trig and a lot of sheep and lambs. | Aye Jimmy | 13/05/2017 |
With Coel & Sail. | Dangerous Dave | 26/02/2017 |
Bike ride with Katy from Greetham with Melton Mobray. | George Thompson | 02/11/2016 |
parked at top of track and wandered along path then turned right thru gate into field of sheep and trig point | keithelliott | 13/10/2016 |
Park in the lane opposite the communication tower on Cold Overton Road then an easy amble along track then into field with trig beside hedge. | Dugswell2 | 30/08/2016 |
From the reservoir to the trig. A few portaloos near the trig if you happen to be caught short. | Herbert Anchovy | 20/07/2016 |
Easy walk with Sue and Ben. | Dartmoorman | 26/03/2016 |
Parked on verge to west of bridleway. Handy wooden section of fence to climb over to lhs of hedge to get to trig. Centre of field looked higher but all fairly flat. | mart0797 | 28/02/2016 |