Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Witcombe Valley – Hamstone Knight Carving loop from Odcombe

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Witcombe Valley – Hamstone Knight Carving loop from Odcombe

Moderate

Witcombe Valley – Hamstone Knight Carving loop from Odcombe

03:31

12.8km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.59 km

View of the Parish Church of St Catherine, Montacute

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.80 km

Witcombe Valley, part of Ham Hill Country Park, is a fabulous 100 acre sweeping valley that up until the 16th Century was the location for a small hamlet of around 10 houses each farming a small plot of land.

Tip by

4.29 km

Whitcombe Medieval Village Site

Highlight • Natural

Up until the 16th century, a medieval village thrived in this valley with around 10 houses. The villagers farmed the landscape here, creating strip lynchets and quarrying hamstone. This valley …

Tip by

4.65 km

Hamstone Knight Carving

Highlight • Historical Site

4.98 km

Whitcombe Deserted Medieval Settlement

Highlight • Historical Site

Well-preserved deserted medieval settlement of Whitcombe. Earthworks include hollow way, lynchets, small enclosures, house platforms and a pond. A gorgeous walk across the area with such a historic past.

Tip by

5.92 km

Waterfall at Little Hamdon Mill

Highlight • Other

12.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.99 km

3.29 km

2.14 km

1.34 km

Surfaces

8.13 km

2.09 km

1.13 km

829 m

592 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

32°C

14°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.7

500

Golden Cap Circular Trail

03:10h

10.8km

290m

Moderate

4.8

553

Glastonbury Tor loop from Glastonbury Abbey

01:21h

4.78km

100m

Moderate

4.6

252

Golden Cap Trust 10

03:07h

10.6km

290m

Moderate

4.4

285

Charmouth & East Beach loop from Lyme Regis — Dorset

02:42h

9.41km

220m

Moderate

4.7

213

Golden Cap and Stonebarrow Hill Circular Trail

02:46h

9.26km

280m

Hard

4.5

334

South West Coast Path: Seaton to Lyme Regis via The Undercliff

07:05h

24.8km

560m

Moderate

4.7

191

Minterne Magna and the Cerne Giant loop

03:02h

11.0km

190m

Moderate

4.9

157

Lyme Regis to Uplyme Riverside Walk loop

02:47h

10.0km

180m

Easy

4.4

122

Herepath Trail - Castle Neroche

01:53h

6.40km

180m

Hard

4.8

114

Charmouth, Golden Cap & Langdon Hill loop from Lyme Regis

05:33h

18.6km

570m

Moderate

4.4

120

Macmillan Way and Melbury Park Loop

02:19h

8.49km

130m

Easy

4.4

Cerne Abbas Giant — National Trust North and West Dorset

01:16h

4.34km

120m

Witcombe Valley – Hamstone Knight Carving loop from Odcombe

Ladies Walk Trailhead

View of the Parish Church of St Catherine, Montacute

Witcombe Valley

Whitcombe Medieval Village Site

Hamstone Knight Carving

Whitcombe Deserted Medieval Settlement

Waterfall at Little Hamdon Mill

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️