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Fine fortifications trail at Bembridge and Culver Downs, Isle of Wight
Next nearby hike: Circumnavigate Culver Down Trail, Isle of Wight 0.4 mi · 0.6 kmExplore 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 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)
- J8°5°78
- F8°4°55
- M9°6°62
- A11°7°48
- M14°10°48
- J17°12°42
- J19°15°42
- A19°15°47
- S17°14°62
- O15°11°95
- N11°8°87
- D9°6°87
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
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
OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 2.9 km · 1.8 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 3.2 km · 2.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Region
- Isle of Wight (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 2.6 km SW of Bembridge (Isle of Wight, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Bembridge Fort National Trust car park, Bembridge Down, Isle of Wight, PO36 8QY. Grid ref: SZ625859 → Bembridge Fort National Trust car park, Bembridge Down, Isle of Wight PO36 8QY. Grid ref: SZ625859
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 50.6686, -1.1095
- Route start
- 50.6664, -1.1019
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19258346
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/isle-of-wight/bembrid
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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