Circumnavigate Culver Down Trail, Isle of Wight
Loop Walk · Isle of Wight
200
XP
about 1 h 1 min walking
A short exhilarating clifftop walk over Culver Down, taking in the historic Bembridge Fort & Yarborough Monument, along with views over Sandown Bay & Brading Haven. Watch out for peregrines, ravens, cowslips & butterflies. Tricky sections in bad weather.
136 m
82 m
28 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
88 m
Drop
91 m
Highest
103 m
Lowest
39 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 3.4 km, climbs 11% for 330 m near the end, no steep descents.
Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, comes down 11% for 330 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.4–4.3, from 40 m to 102 m.
How the 4.3 km splits
Flat
1.2 km
Climbing
1.1 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.3 km
Descending
1.7 km
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The Culver Trail
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