The Isle of Wight Coast Path Guided Trail for Solos

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    [title] => Arrival Day
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Check-in at the hotel is available from 16:00. If you are a member you can arrive at the house from 14:00. Enjoy a complimentary cream tea at 16:30 and meet other guests. 
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    [title] => Freshwater Bay to Blackgang
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From Freshwater Bay we face an ascent over the chalk cliffs of Compton Down, passing Hanover Point with its fossil forest. Along these cliffs you will see evidence of the battle against the sea. We reach the Blackgang Chine theme park where we ascend to the Gore Down viewpoint for a spectacular view back along the coast. 
Distance: 13 miles (21km) 
Ascent: 1,650 feet (500m)
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    [title] => Blackgang to Sandown
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This section of coast has been prone to erosion and for much of the day we'll walk through the 'Undercliff' or on the escarpment cliffs above. Blackgang is on one of the most dramatic sections of this inland cliff and we pass 
St Catherine’s Point, the southern-most tip of the island. We continue on the cliffs above the village of St Lawrence before descending to the coast, passing the Botanic Gardens, into the Victorian seaside town of Ventnor. We follow the promenade to Bonchurch with its ancient little church, then on to Shanklin with its Victorian elegance. We finish the day by following the promenade to the resort of Sandown. 
Distance: 13 miles (20.6 km) 
Ascent: 1,500 feet (460m)
Please note that there was a large landslide at Bonchurch in December 2023 and we are no longer able to walk through most of the Bonchurch Landslip area. We will divert to the main road for a short distance, then rejoin the Coastal path from the Landslip carpark. 
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    [title] => Sandown to Ryde
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From Sandown we ascend the chalk clifftops of Culver Down, before passing the cliffs of Whitecliff Bay as we walk to Bembridge at the eastern tip of the island. Around the harbour we pass the tidemill and cross a causeway to the beach at St Helens Duver. As we follow the coast to Ryde, you'll see the Solent Forts, built in the early 19th-century to guard the approaches to Portsmouth against French invasions. 
Distance: 11 miles (17.5km) 
Ascent: 800 feet (250m) 
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    [title] => Ryde to Gurnard Bay
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Around the northern tip of the island from Ryde we head west past the ruins of Quarr Abbey, a once-flourishing Cistercian Monastery, and on past Fishbourne with its ferry boats to Portsmouth and to Wootton Bridge. The path heads inland around Queen Victoria’s Osborne House estate. To avoid road walking, we take a bus to East Cowes and cross the chain-ferry to Cowes. We pass the Royal Yacht Squadron Club House, with its 22 bronze cannons, to Egypt Point and Gurnard Bay. 
Distance: 9½ miles (15.5km) 
Ascent: 900 feet (270m) 
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    [title] => Gurnard Bay to Cranmore
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We ascend the cliffs above Gurnard Bay, with magnificent views across the Solent and Southampton Water. After Thorness Bay the coastal path heads inland around the tidal creeks of the Newtown River. We pass the villages of Porchfield and Newtown. Newtown was the Island’s capital in the Middle Ages and once a thriving port and commercial centre. Continuing over the causeway to Shalfleet we head back to the coast at Hamstead Point and on to Cranmore. 
Distance: 11½ miles (18.5km) 
Ascent: 800 feet (240m)
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    [title] => Cranmore to Freshwater Bay
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We pass Yarmouth with its historic castle and busy harbour and continue along the coast past Fort Victoria with views over the Solent to Hurst Castle. After Totland Bay, we ascend onto Headen Warren with its Bronze Age camp; a delightfully peaceful spot before the bright lights and music of the Alum Bay theme park. The most dramatic section of the coast path is the Needles; the chalk stacks that mark the western tip of the island before the outstanding final section along the chalk cliffs of Tennyson Down back to Freshwater Bay. 
Distance: 12 miles (19km) 
Ascent: 1,350 feet (410m)
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    [title] => Departure Day
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Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before making your way home. 
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