Fine fortifications trail at Bembridge and Culver Downs, Isle of Wight · Avandra

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Fine fortifications trail at Bembridge and Culver Downs, Isle of Wight

Loop Walk · Isle of Wight

100

XP

about 39 min walking

Easy

3.19 km

Loop

01:00-01:30

Graded from its length and climb.

Bembridge & Culver Downs once had much military activity. Follow this easy circular along the top of the downs to gain insight into the Isle of Wight's role in wartime defence & intelligence, & to look out to Sandown Bay, Whitecliff Bay & Brading Haven

166 m

116 m

66 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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Leisurely walk

Mostly flat, no real climbs.

Climb

10 m

Drop

10 m

Highest

102 m

Lowest

87 m

Which way round

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

How the 3.2 km splits

Flat

1.8 km

Climbing

0.7 km

Descending

0.7 km

Link it with other walks

Circumnavigate Culver Down Trail, Isle of Wight

Starts here too · Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.8, 2.1

4.34 km

Bembridge and Culver Downs trail, Isle of Wight

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.3, 1.9…

8.55 km

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 1.1, 2.1

112.46 km

The Culver Trail

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 1.4, 1.9

4.87 km

Campsites near the start

13th bromley boys brigade campsite

1 km from the start · 5.0★ (4)

Sunrise Hill Camping

2.5 km from the start · 4.8★ (8)

Forelands Pop-Up Campsite

3.1 km from the start · 4.9★ (16)

Adgestone Campsite & Touring Park

3.5 km from the start · 4.3★ (279)