The first of two Isle of Wight Walking Festivals for 2022, running from May 7-15, has released a timetable of 50 walks to be enjoyed by all this spring.
Take part with family, enjoy a stroll with friends, connect with new people in the great outdoors, while taking in numerous opportunities to learn something new about the Island’s history, reconnect with nature or discover that perfect photo that is around every bend on the path.
The Isle of Wight is a haven for hikers, walkers and wanderers alike, boasting miles of winding footpaths through beautiful countryside and along stunning heritage coastline, all part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Working closely with the Isle of Wight Ramblers Association, the National Trust and a number of volunteer ‘Walk Leaders’, the walks are graded by pace; from gentle, to moderate and through to strenuous walks for the more experienced hiker.
With many walk leaders offering the experience for free, booking is essential and many of the walks are limited on numbers.
Rescheduled from the 2020 Walking Festival, a 50th Anniversary anecdotal walk celebrates the iconic 1970 Isle of Wight Festival which around 600,000 people were estimated to have attended.
The circular route will visit the original Afton site, returning to view the permanent Isle of Wight Festival exhibition at the Dimbola Museum, where a life-size bronze statue of Jimi Hendrix can be found along with images from the 1970 event.
(Visit Isle of Wight & Leon Butler)
This year will see the return of the Mountbatten Walk The Wight, to its traditional place in the calendar.
A popular and vital fundraising event for the Mountbatten Hospice, walkers can traverse the 26.5 mile course from Bembridge to Alum Bay, or choose to do the first half or second half only, with a third option of an eight mile flat walk.
Nigel Hartley, Mountbatten chief executive, said:
"We are delighted to be working alongside Visit Isle of Wight to bring the Walking Festival and Walk the Wight together again.
"It makes complete sense to offer lots of opportunities and hope they will come and explore, support our economy but also support our Island hospice.
"After an incredibly difficult 18 months, we are really determined to get Walk the Wight back to its very best and this will certainly help us do that."
Walking groups are restricted in numbers and all walks must be booked on the Isle of Wight Walking Festival website in advance to avoid disappointment.
Further walks will be added to the spring programme in the next few weeks.
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