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50.67, -1.45 · rel 1152372
50.67, -1.45 · rel 1152372
Tennyson Trail
21,8 km from start to finish through alpine terrain and mountains.
Isle of Wight · 50.67°N ·
1.45°W
21,8km
Distance
demanding
Climb · estimate
easy
Difficulty · estimate
linear
Shape
19
views
3
Viewpoints
01 · Character of the route
Is this one for you?
Alpine Terrain
Mountains
Summit
Cave
3× viewpoint
Castle or ruins
Quiet area
Uncrowded
compiled from map data (OSM) and points of interest along the route — no editorial layer
02 · 20 points along the route
What will you encounter?
7× summit
3× viewpoint
1× Attraction
5× ruins
3× cave
1× castle
Tennyson Down
summit ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
West High Down
summit ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Tennyson Monument
viewpoint ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Nodes Beacon Replica
Attraction ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Old ROC Post
ruins ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Five Barrows
ruins ·
50 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Neptune's Caves
cave ·
60 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Brook Down
summit ·
64 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Bar Cave
cave ·
69 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Fort Redoubt
castle ·
119 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Freshwater Cave
cave ·
141 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Wellow Down
summit ·
146 m off route
0,0 km
0%
High Down Rocket Test Site
ruins ·
177 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Needles Viewpoint
viewpoint ·
222 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Mottistone Down
viewpoint ·
on the route
21,8 km
100%
Monkham
summit ·
on the route
21,8 km
100%
Gallibury Hump
ruins ·
98 m off route
21,8 km
100%
Bowcombe Down
summit ·
142 m off route
21,8 km
100%
Mottistone Down Lime Kiln
ruins ·
169 m off route
21,8 km
100%
Brighstone Down
summit ·
188 m off route
21,8 km
100%
03 · Landmarks
Steady waypoints
Quarter of the way
Halfway
Three quarters
Finish
04 · Intersecting routes
Where you meet other trails
05 · From the trail
Through the eyes of hikers
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What hikers experienced
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07 · Before you go
Answers to common questions
Tennyson Trail is 21.8 km long.
At an average walking pace, Tennyson Trail takes approximately 5h 25min to complete.
No, Tennyson Trail is a linear (point-to-point) trail. Plan ahead for return transport.
Tennyson Trail starts near coordinates 50.6639, -1.4416.
Tennyson Trail is a challenging hike that requires a good level of fitness.