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

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Local route8.0 km · 5.0 miBest Apr–Nov

Next nearby hike: Compton Bay and Downs Walk, Isle of Wight 0.7 mi · 1.2 km Explore Isle of Wight →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)

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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

Moderate walk on chalk downland. 1 of the top places for spotting butterflies. Adonis, small & chalkhill blues & dark-green & Glanville fritillary's are abundant. Brown argus, grayling & the clouded yellow can also be seen. Uneven, gate & steep sections

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Trail facts

Length (signed): 8.0 km · 5.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length: 7.7 km · 4.8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Region: Isle of Wight (GeoNames)
Nearest town: 3.6 km SE of Freshwater (Isle of Wight, England) · GeoNames
Best months: Apr–Nov
Country: United Kingdom
Region: Isle of Wight
Continent: Europe
Route type: Local route
Operator (OSM): National Trust
From / to: Compton Chine/Afton Down car park;Grid ref: SZ367854 → Compton Chine/Afton Down car park;Grid ref: SZ367854
Shape: Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre: 50.6667, -1.4686
Route start: 50.6671, -1.4820
OpenStreetMap: relation 19338098
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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