Discover an ever-changing landscape with views & wildlife at this southerly point. See the island’s only surviving onshore lighthouse & explore where Marconi made some of his early radio experiments. Uneven paths, steep, 6 gates, 1 stile & 100+ steps.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

144 m

Drop

152 m

Highest

146 m

Lowest

7 m

Which way round

Clockwise

Anticlockwise

Clockwise: Easy first 3.9 km, climbs 16% for 320 m near the end, comes down 14% for 400 m midway.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.8 km, climbs 14% for 400 m midway, comes down 16% for 320 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 0.8–2.7, from 137 m to 13 m.

How the 5.5 km splits

Flat

1.6 km

Climbing

1.4 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.3 km

Descending

1.8 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.4 km

Steep descent · 14% for 400 m

km 1.9–2.4 · drops 56 m

Very steep climb · 16% for 320 m

km 4.5–4.8 · gains 51 m

Link it with other walks

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.5

112.46 km

Campsites near the start

Paradise Cottage Campsite

3.2 km from the start · 4.8★ (39)

Camp Corve

4.7 km from the start · 5.0★ (16)

Warren Hill Camp

5.4 km from the start · 4.8★ (27)

Rusty Meadow Campsite and Outdoor Activity Field

5.7 km from the start · 5.0★ (31)