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Shanklin Down Summit View – Wheelers Bay Beach loop from Ventnor

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Shanklin Down Summit View – Wheelers Bay Beach loop from Ventnor

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Shanklin Down Summit View – Wheelers Bay Beach loop from Ventnor

03:36

11.8km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Isle of Wight National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.84 km

View of the Coast in Isle of Wight National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

6.28 km

St. Martin's Down

Highlight • Natural

7.27 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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8.60 km

Bluebell Field With Coastal View

Highlight • Viewpoint

April walk for Bluebells and Wild Garlic

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8.99 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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9.49 km

Chimney Steps

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

One of Ventnor's lesser-known sets of steps, carved into the cliff face. These steps form part of the shortest route between sea level and the Island's highest point - St Boniface Down.

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10.4 km

Stokey's Solar System Walk

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

This walk along the sea wall between Bonchurch and Ventnor features a scale model of the solar system. You can see just how far away the outer planets are from …

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11.4 km

Wheelers Bay Beach

Highlight • Beach

Attention: Since November 2022, part of the Eastern Cliff Esplanade has been closed due to damage or repair work!

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.05 km

1.17 km

787 m

770 m

529 m

268 m

214 m

Surfaces

3.49 km

2.06 km

2.00 km

1.96 km

1.68 km

604 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

27°C

18°C

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Shanklin Down Summit View – Wheelers Bay Beach loop from Ventnor

View of the Coast in Isle of Wight National Landscape

St. Martin's Down

Shanklin Down Summit View

Bluebell Field With Coastal View

View of Ventnor from St Boniface Down

Chimney Steps

Stokey's Solar System Walk

Wheelers Bay Beach

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