Paradise on the Isle of Wight Butterfly Walk, Isle of Wight
Loop Walk · Isle of Wight
250
XP
about 1 h 49 min walking
Moderate walk on chalk downland. 1 of the top places for spotting butterflies. Adonis, small & chalkhill blues & dark-green & Glanville fritillary's are abundant. Brown argus, grayling & the clouded yellow can also be seen. Uneven, gate & steep sections
219 m
123 m
26 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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2 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
171 m
Drop
161 m
Highest
154 m
Lowest
48 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 15% for 280 m early on, comes down 14% for 270 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.8 km, climbs 14% for 270 m midway, comes down 15% for 280 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 4.1–5.9, from 151 m to 66 m.
How the 7.7 km splits
Flat
2.3 km
Climbing
2.6 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.3 km
Descending
2.2 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km
Link it with other walks
Compton Bay and Downs Walk, Isle of Wight
Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.8, 4.212.28 km
Tennyson Trail
Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.821.69 km
Chalk Ridge Extreme
Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.885.63 km
Perimeter Route, Mottistone
Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.4, 6.914.35 km
Hamstead Trail
Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 3.712 km
Compton Trail, Isle of Wight
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 4.9, 6.26.28 km
Freshwater Way
Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.27.75 km
Mottistone Trial, Mottistone
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 4.57.69 km
Isle of Wight Coastal Path
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0112.46 km