| Name: | St Catherine's Hill |
| Hill number: | 5440 |
| Height: | 239m / 784ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2914 St Boniface Down |
| County/UA: | Isle of Wight |
| Topographical area: | IE01 Wight-looe |
| SMC/RHB section: | 42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight |
| Island: | Isle of Wight |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem (Hu,Tu,2,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SZ 49389 77274 |
| Summit feature: | tumulus 35m S of trig point |
| Drop: | 127m |
| Col: | 112m SZ517762  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 196 (1:25k) OL29E OL29W |
| Observations: | trig point is at SZ 49386 77305 and is c 1.8m lower; fb is 35cm above trig point base |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 166 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| A fine sunny, but windy, afternoon for a leisurely wander up here and also out and back to St Catherine's Point to go and see the modern day lighthouse sited there. All followed on with a sociable pint over at The Gallybagger Inn, Chillerton to round out the day very nicely. | Alex C | 09/08/2024 |
| Bagged after major car failure! | BaggerGutt | 09/05/2024 |
| From the viewpoint car park, to the observatory and the high point good views. | Jephcote83 | 27/04/2024 |
| Last IoW Hump. Through a field of cows and to the observatory, trig and high point | Jephcote20 | 27/04/2024 |
| Last IoW Hump. Through a field of cows and to the observatory, trig and high point | Jephcote22 | 27/04/2024 |
| A rarity for me to a revisit. However, in last couple of years I have diversified into explicitly bagging lighthouses, so here for Cathy's Oratory. Still misty, though. | Martin R | 12/10/2023 |
| From Blackgang Viewpoint with CB | RWG | 17/06/2023 |
| From the car park, via steps, up to summit. | Minto | 14/01/2023 |
| Train, catamaran and bus to Bonchurch and then ascended the steep path to St Boniface down then using the coastal path (and a few diversions) in muddy terrain the Whitwell hill and St Catherine's hill for a lovely day in the cold wind. Great views all day before heading back to Ventnor | Buck | 13/01/2023 |
| From car park above Blackgang up to rocket shaped building at top near trig. | Mark Sims | 09/09/2022 |
| G M M | Idris | 08/09/2022 |
| MGG | maryjdavies | 08/09/2022 |
| Short walk from picnic area carpark. | milimana | 29/03/2022 |
| OSBM S2521 | ad-lib | 14/02/2022 |
| After Chillerton 3, bus to Blackgang Chine. Walked to Godshill via St Catherine's Hill (visited oratory, trig and summit), Whitwell Hill and Appuldurcombe Down. | PGCE | 02/12/2021 |
| Circular walk from the Blackgang carpark: Over Gore Down to St Catherine's Hill and its stone-age rocket then NE to pick up the lovely Bury Lane down to Niton. Along the roadside path to the River Yar spring then the ROW south to West Cliff, joining the Coastal Path westwards back to Blackgang. Great round. | summitter | 28/09/2021 |
| From car park on bend of road at 492767. Easy path up to the Oratory and summit. | JulieB | 08/09/2021 |
| Up and back from free car park at viewpoint on A3055. | KeithByTheC | 08/09/2021 |
| With SA | kindpercy | 25/04/2021 |
| Car park to S. at SZ 4909 7674 - A pleasant walk up to the oratory, summit mound, trig point & unfinished lighthouse (known as the 'Salt Pot'). Useful information board. (S) | gerrybowes | 14/04/2021 |
| HuMP No3 of 6 planned for the day. Straight forward enough hill following public footpath sign C36 to Gore Down. Main feature of summit is St. Catherine's Oratory, built in c13 but reminiscent of rocket. No doubt due to fog. Man made ground definitely highest point with highest natural ground between barrow and trig pillar. | mntainman | 22/09/2020 |
| Got off the bus at Blackgang Chine and took the direct approach up the hill to the summit. Once again excellent views, this time including the Needles about 15 miles away. Down to Niton then along the coastal path to Ventnor. | Richard | 13/09/2020 |
| A hot walk from the car park above Blackgang Chine to the Oratory and then through the gate to the trig point. Fabulous views of the Island. | ThomasJoseph | 08/08/2020 |
| From car park, easily up to Oratory, HP and then trig. Great views on a clear day. | PeterD | 07/07/2020 |
| On a day trip to the IoW, visited between doing the two island Marilyns. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 28/10/2019 |
| Started at Buddle Inn, down to St Catherines Lighthouse (open for visits), up the very steep cliff to the old lighthouse at the top. Then back down to the pub for lunch. Fun but wet and windy day! With the AAA London walkers group. | Nick | 13/10/2019 |
| Nice walk up to summit. Parked in Car park opposite footpath. With Justine and Michael. Great view across the island. | One man Bucket | 12/08/2019 |
| Out and back from car park, hazy views this morning. | rhalstead | 30/03/2019 |
| Parked at Upper Blackgang Chine CP and walked up to St C's Oratory, the Pepper Pot, and stood on Barrow next to it. With Katherine! Of course! | IanHHill | 24/03/2019 |
| From Viewpoint car park up permissible path to Oratory, trig and summit (went over to mast for good luck too). A Spitfire did a fly past as I descended - highlight of the day. | SS | 30/10/2018 |
| Straight up from the car park | Moorponder | 23/09/2018 |
| Benchmark on the Oratory for a bonus. | ngthack | 12/09/2018 |
| Great little hill. | twg27 | 17/06/2018 |
| Mountain bike using service road/track from south | trimarc2 | 06/06/2018 |
| Repeat with Jenx and Bryher from CP bit further up hill. Delightful buttercup meadows | nordicstar | 15/05/2018 |
| otis | Glenford | 22/03/2018 |
| Winter ascent, self and Peter, in an easterly gale and drifting snow. Up the track on the south ridge to give us a line - path on SW side obscured by snow and sledging kids. | Invicta14 | 18/03/2018 |
| With K. Nice short ascent to unusual church tower | Ashley | 11/03/2018 |
| Done on a damp and misty afternoon. After bagging the tower. Plus a little bit of cheating on a near by geocache but that's another story. My first and only hill on the island, | Anthony Vosper | 27/09/2017 |
| Climbed to get the info for a geocaching multi | ey up me duck | 26/08/2017 |
| TD C & H | This Dog | 25/08/2017 |
| Short walk up from the car park on A3055. Surprised to hear the sound of screaming from a roller coaster down below. | webmaster | 19/04/2016 |
| 9/10 Ninth of many on the mainland and the island....(Devils Dyke/West Hill Boundary/West Hill/West High Down/Tennyson Down/Headon Hill/Harboro/Brighstone Down/St. Catherines Hill/St. Boniface Down) | Fergalh | 02/04/2016 |
| Arrive in fading evening light and a bitter N wind. A fine summit, exceptionally clear views, Isle of Purbeck visible out to W. A trig point, old light houses and comms mast to explore. High point is grassy tumulus. | RichardM | 14/02/2016 |
| From car park on A3055, very windy! | tim747 | 02/02/2016 |
| . | CreakingHiker | 02/02/2016 |
| From car park to the south on A3055, in bracing wind. Better views than county top. Another repeat from an earlier holiday before records began. | Newton Maximus | 05/12/2015 |
| From the lay by and past the cows to the top. Best extensive view on the I.O.W. | Play2End | 09/06/2015 |
| Up from picnic area. | Chris Peart | 30/06/2014 |
| Final day of Isle of Wight weekend. 14 hills, 55 trigs 23 benchmarks, 27 miles, knackered! Think we saved the best for last. Lovely little hill, short walk up from large car park on A3055 to S. Then on to Hoys monumnet further N. Summit is on the barrow, or next to it if that's deemed man-made. | jonglew | 12/05/2014 |