The Monk and the Merchant Walk, Isle of Wight
Loop Walk · Isle of Wight
300
XP
about 1 h 49 min walking
A circular walk passing the Oratory, with views of Hoy Monument. Discover Wydcombe woods & rare wildlife including the orange ringed dragonfly. Learn more as you complete this trail. Paths through fields, with gates & stiles.
252 m
161 m
69 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
213 m
Drop
211 m
Highest
231 m
Lowest
76 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 16% for 310 m early on, comes down 15% for 300 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 15% for 300 m midway, comes down 16% for 310 m midway.
Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.6 km at 10%+, 0.6 km of it 15%+) and come down 0.3 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 0.7–2.6, from 82 m to 231 m.
How the 7.3 km splits
Flat
1.5 km
Climbing
2.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.6 km
Descending
2.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km