Cross Wight Traverse

Isle of Wight

43 km / 27 miles

There are 600 miles of waymarked, unobstructed footpaths and no island could be as walker friendly as the jewel-shaped Isle-of-Wight. This lends itself to an east-west traverse of the island from Bembridge point to Alum Bay in the far west.

Details:

Path Type:	Anytime Challenges
Attributes:	Anytime Challenges Challenging
Start:	SZ643887 - Bembridge Point, Isle-of-Wight, Isle of Wight
Finish:	SZ305856 - Alum Bay, Isle-of-Wight, Isle of Wight
Web Sites:	Cross Wight Traverse [YouTube video] Isle of Wight Council - Public rights of way map

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Route Description - PDF

Cross Wight Traverse (Garth H. Gunn )

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	196
OS Landranger Active	196
OS Explorer	29
OS Explorer Active	29

Walking Support Providers:

Support Providers

Baggage Handling (Move My Bag (Isle of Wight))

Support Providers

Self-Guided Walking Holidays & Luggage Transferes (Wight Wanders)

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Hostel Accommodation

Brighstone YHA, North Street, Brighstone, Isle of Wight

1 km

28 km

Hostel Accommodation

Totland Bay YHA, Hurst Hill, Totland Bay, Isle of Wight

1 km

38 km

Connected Paths:

Related Paths

Purbeck Plodder Challenges

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Bembridge Trail Hamstead Trail Isle of Wight Coastal Path Nunwell Trail Stenbury Trail Tennyson Trail Worsley Trail Yar River Trail Click to show 5 more Paths Marked on OS mapping

Other Paths

Vectis Trail

Downloads:

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GPX Route File

Cross Wight Traverse GPX Exchange Format Route File

MemoryMap Route File

Cross Wight Traverse Memory Map Route File

Tracklogs Route File

Cross Wight Traverse Tracklogs Route File

Route Profile:

43.7 km (27.2 miles)
996 m (3,268 ft) ascent
210 m (689 ft) maximum height

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