Compton Bay and Downs Walk, Isle of Wight

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Loop Walk · Isle of Wight

350

about 2 h 53 min walking

Strenuous

12.28 km

Loop

03:00-03:30

Graded from its length and climb.

Enjoy far-reaching views on this walk over Afton, Brook & Compton Downs. Follow in the footsteps of dinosaurs & look for their fossilised remains along the coast. Uneven pathways, hilly terrain, gates, stiles & steps. Dogs welcome on leads near livestock

307 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

266 m

Drop

262 m

Highest

160 m

Lowest

8 m

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 7.2 km, no steep climbing, comes down 13% for 420 m early on.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 8.6 km, climbs 13% for 420 m near the end, no steep descents.

Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.7 km at 10%+, 0.3 km of it 15%+) and come down no steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.

Main climb: km 8.6–10.1, from 18 m to 128 m.

How the 12.3 km splits

Flat

3.7 km

Climbing

3.2 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.4 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.3 km

Descending

4.7 km