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Compton Bay and Downs Walk, Isle of Wight
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–19 °C (50–66 °F)
- J8°5°85
- F7°4°62
- M9°5°67
- A10°6°53
- M13°9°53
- J16°12°48
- J18°14°47
- A19°15°51
- S17°13°67
- O14°11°105
- N11°8°99
- D9°6°96
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Enjoy far-reaching views on this walk over Afton, Brook & Compton Downs. Follow in the footsteps of dinosaurs & look for their fossilised remains along the coast. Uneven pathways, hilly terrain, gates, stiles & steps. Dogs welcome on leads near livestock
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 12 km · 7 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 12 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Region
- Isle of Wight (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 4.8 km SW of Shalfleet (Isle of Wight, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Car park at Freshwater Cliffs;Grid ref: SZ350856 → Car park at Freshwater Cliffs;Grid ref: SZ350856
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 50.6603, -1.4693
- Route start
- 50.6671, -1.4612
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19337947
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/isle-of-wight/compton
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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