This run starts at the lower hide caravan parks along the Shanklin Wraxall Cyclepath heading towards Cliff Bridge and Appuldurcombe bus stops. The path is pedestrianised and wide enough not to worry to be hit by a bicycle. Once past the Victoria avenue you enter the area of fields and farm land that is (in summer) rich with vegetation and animal life (I’ve spotted a few foxes and rabbits). The ground is largely level with a slight up-hill, but overall a very pleasant stretch of road. Once get close to Appuldurcombe bus stop, it is very important not to miss the turning off the Shanklin Wraxall Cyclepath to your right, (which is a narrow down staircase) otherwise you would end up all the way in Wraxall.
This is where the up-hill starts. Appuldurcombe road all the way to the house is a steepish climb, not too bad but around a 40 meter level difference all the way to Appuldurcombe house.
Appuldurcombe House is just an outter shell of a large 18th-century English Baroque country house of the Worsley family. You are free to roam around it and climb a few stairs here and there as well as walk around the wast grounds around the house. It is now managed by English Heritage and is open to the public
To the north of the house there is a Freemantle Gate, the last point of the route before turning back.
If interested in seeing more of Appuldurcombe house photos, this site offers a timeline view through the years.
