Colwell Bay to Totland Bay Walk

This is a fairly easy walk along the sea wall from the popular Colwell Bay to Totland Bay. The mapped route has a loop back on the inland path, but you can easily just walk back along the sea wall.

Colwell Bay is popular with swimmers with sandy beaches at low tide. You can check the tides here.

From the slipway, turn left and walk past the popular Hut restaurant and carry on along the sea wall. Round the corner is a small landslip so there is a gentle hill to climb and back down to the sea wall on the other side.

From here it’s flat and straight all the way along to Totland, also popular with swimmers, kayakers and other water sports enthusiasts.

Parking is available along the seafront at Totland up to the Waterfront Pub. you can carry on past the Waterfront all the way to the old lifeboat station.

If you choose to take the inland loopback, you can go up the steps at the Waterfront to Turf Walk, then head back along, over the bridge and take the path back to Colwell.

Pay and Display parking is available at both the Colwell and Totland end of this walking route.

Click here for directions to Colwell

Click here for directions to Totland

There are public toilets at both Colwell and Totland. Colwell also has a range of seasonal refreshment stalls and Bars, as well as The Hut restaurant. The Waterfront Pub is located at Totland Bay.

The Southern Vectis Route 7 and 12 goes past the start/end of this walk.

Route 7 bus timetable

Route 12 bus timetable

You can download a printable map of the walk below:

Printable Map (PDF)

You can download a GPX file for the route below:

GPX Route Map