A Climb To The Common at Mottistone
Loop Walk · Isle of Wight
250
XP
about 1 h 36 min walking
Visit a mysterious ancient monument and enjoy fine views over the Mottistone Estate and down to the sea from the heather-covered common that's rich in wildlife. Some steep sections, steps & gates. Dogs welcome on leads around livestock.
230 m
147 m
64 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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1 steep stretch — marked on the map.
Climb
167 m
Drop
190 m
Highest
200 m
Lowest
74 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.5 km, no steep climbing, comes down 12% for 200 m midway.
Clockwise: Climbs 12% for 200 m midway, no steep descents.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 1.5–3.5, from 85 m to 199 m.
How the 6.6 km splits
Flat
0.9 km
Climbing
2.8 km
Descending
2.7 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.2 km
Link it with other walks
Perimeter Route, Mottistone
Starts here too · Shares 4.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.8, 5.814.35 km
Chalk Ridge Extreme
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 2.085.63 km
Tennyson Trail
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 2.021.69 km
Mottistone Trial, Mottistone
Starts here too · Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.8, 5.87.69 km
A Mottistone Meander: South to the Sea, Mottistone
Starts here too · Crosses at km 6.0, 6.54.45 km
Worsley Trail
Crosses at km 2.021.28 km