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Walking the Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is a walker’s paradise, filled with over 500 miles of footpaths across contrasting landscapes and beaches, making it the ideal place for a walking holiday or break.

With a great range of walking routes it is possible to access almost every nook and cranny of the Island on foot, including many of our interesting towns and villages and can take you from a gentle meander along rural tree lined paths to longer challenging hikes over open fields and chalk downs.

The Isle of Wight Coastal Path can be split into six sections and takes you around the whole circumference of the Island. You’ll pass through busy harbours in sailing towns, sandy seafronts on award-winning beaches and wildlife havens at serene nature reserves.

Visit Wight have created some new trails for all the family which take in the stunning scenery and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Experience Pure Island Happiness and check out the trails below

For more information about these routes, including bus stops and a map, you can download a PDF of the walk under each description

Please note: the PDF states that you can download GPX files from this site. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control these are no longer available

Walking with the Worsleys: 6 miles

  • Walking with the Worsleys
  • Distance: 6 miles
  • Start and finish at Godshill Car Park, Godshill
  • Rating: For the more adventurous who won’t mind a challenge
  • Download the route now

Through Brading Marshes: 7miles or 1.5mile

  • Through Brading Marshes
  • Distance: 7miles or 1.5mile
  • Start and finish at Quay Lane, Brading
  • Rating: For the more adventurous who won’t mind a challenge
  •  Download the route now

Brightstone Down to Calbourne: 8miles

  • Brightstone Down to Calbourne
  • Distance: 8miles
  • Start and finish at Strawberry Lane, Mottistone
  • Rating: For the more adventurous who don’t mind a bit of a challenge
  • Download the route now

Carisbrooke and Surrounds: : 6 miles and 2 miles

  • Carisbrooke and Surrounds
  • Distance: 6 miles and 2 miles
  • Start and finish: Whitcombe Road, Carisbrooke
  • Rating: For the more adventurous who don’t mind a bit of a challenge
  • Download the route now

Combley Great Wood: 2 miles

  • Combley Great Wood
  • Distance: 2 miles
  • Start and finish: Combley Road, Ryde
  • Rating: For adventurous families
  •  Download the route now

East Downs Explorer: 9 miles or 3 miles

  • East Downs Explorer
  • Distance: 9 miles or 3 miles
  • Start and finish: Brading Bull Ring, Brading
  • Rating: For the more adventurous who don’t mind a bit of a challenge
  • Download the route now

Stepping Stones:: 6 miles

  • Stepping Stones
  • Distance: 6 miles
  • Start and finish: Strawberry Lane, Mottistone
  • For the more adventurous who don’t mind a bit of a challenge
  • Download the route now

Secret St Lawrence: 1.5miles

  • Secret St Lawrence 
  • Distance: 1.5miles
  • Start and finish: Pelham Woods, St Lawrence
  • Rating: For adventurous families
  • Download the route now

Quarr Abbey Woodland : 1 mile

  • Quarr Abbey Woodland 
  • Distance: 1 mile
  • Start and finish: Quarr Abbey, Fishbourne
  • Rating: For advenurous families
  •  Download the route now