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Shanklin Down Summit View – View from Bonchurch Down loop from Shanklin

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Shanklin Down Summit View – View from Bonchurch Down loop from Shanklin

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Shanklin Down Summit View – View from Bonchurch Down loop from Shanklin

03:09

10.8km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Isle of Wight National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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735 m

Bridle Path, Shanklin

Highlight • Trail

1.11 km

Upper Hyde Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Gets quite busy with cyclists and dog walkers

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3.36 km

Shanklin Down Summit View

Highlight • Summit

Shanklin Down offers, perhaps, the widest view of any summit on the Island. It's just a few metres shy of the Island's highest point (which is St Boniface Down; just …

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5.34 km

View of Ventnor from St Boniface Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

Adjacent to the highest point on the Island (St Boniface Down), this free car park is an excellent place to start a walk or ride for some big views across …

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5.81 km

View from Bonchurch Down

Highlight • Natural Monument

The steep chalk cliffs and grasslands above Ventnor are made up of several downs, all offer amazing views out to sea and great walking country once you've completed the initial …

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6.66 km

The Chink Rock Cleft

Highlight • Gorge

The lesser-known neighbour of the Devil's Chimney, the Chink is another picturesque rock cleft with steps carved into the cliff face, providing a link between Upper Bonchurch and the Landslip.

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8.53 km

View of Sandown Bay from Haddon's Pits

Highlight • Natural

Haddon's Pits is a nature reserve in the Isle of Wight offering sensational coastal views and a variety of habitats including ponds, wetlands, and grasslands.

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9.60 km

Shanklin Old Village

Highlight • Historical Site

Quaint town with an all-year-round Chrismas shop!

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10.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.43 km

1.72 km

691 m

421 m

281 m

225 m

Surfaces

2.52 km

2.38 km

2.03 km

1.79 km

1.41 km

632 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Friday 22 May

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Shanklin Down Summit View – View from Bonchurch Down loop from Shanklin

Bridle Path, Shanklin

Upper Hyde Cycle Path

Shanklin Down Summit View

View of Ventnor from St Boniface Down

View from Bonchurch Down

The Chink Rock Cleft

View of Sandown Bay from Haddon's Pits

Shanklin Old Village

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