Arreton Down
Arreton Down is a HuMP, 135m high, in the Isle Of Wight National Landscape. The HuMPs are hills in Britain and Ireland with at least 100 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Sandown is the nearest station, 3.3 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot): a full day on foot there and back. From Sandown it's about 1.5 to 2 hours to the summit. Lake (Isle of Wight) is next, 3.6 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot), and 10 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Arreton Down is a chalk hill in the central part of the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is public access land, with 29.77 hectares designated as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and 19 hectares managed as a nature reserve by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. The land is marked by extensive ancient field features as yet unexcavated.
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Stations within 10 miles of Arreton Down, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Sandown3.3 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours to the summit
- Lake (Isle of Wight)3.6 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours to the summit
- Smallbrook Junction3.7 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours to the summit
- Brading3.9 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours to the summit
- Shanklin3.9 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours to the summit
- Ryde St Johns Road4.2 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours to the summit
- Ryde Esplanade4.6 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours to the summit
- Ryde Pier Head4.9 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours to the summit
- Southsea Hoverport9.0 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Portsmouth Harbour9.5 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit