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Compton Trail, Isle of Wight

Loop Walk · Isle of Wight

250

XP

about 1 h 31 min walking

Moderate
6.28 km
Loop
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164 m

84 m

4 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

162 m

Drop

156 m

Highest

153 m

Lowest

8 m

Walking time

about 1 h 31 min

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 2.2 km, climbs 14% for 530 m midway, comes down 17% for 190 m near the end.

Anticlockwise: Climbs 17% for 190 m early on, comes down 14% for 530 m midway.

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

Main descent: km 3.2–6.3, from 139 m to 12 m.

How the 6.3 km splits

Flat

1.6 km

Climbing

1.7 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.5 km

Descending

2.2 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.2 km

Link it with other walks

Perimeter Route, Mottistone

Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 3.0

14.35 km

Compton Bay and Downs Walk, Isle of Wight

Shares 2.3 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 3.0, 4.0

12.28 km

Hamstead Trail

Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 3.5, 4.2

12 km

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 0.7, 1.0…

112.46 km

Paradise on the Isle of Wight Butterfly Walk, Isle of Wight

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 2.6, 3.0, 4.2

7.7 km

Tennyson Trail

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 3.0

21.69 km

Chalk Ridge Extreme

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 3.0

85.63 km

Discover Dansbury trail, Isle of Wight

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 4.6, 5.4

5.3 km

Mottistone Trial, Mottistone

Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 4.2

7.69 km

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