Christmas Tree, Yachts, Forest and Her Majesty's
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BE A CHRISTMAS TREE, YACHTS, FOREST AND HER MAJESTY’S Experience sustainable GUESTS transport ROUTE BLUE BICYCLE ISLAND ITINERARY #5 FOR THE MORE ADVENTUROUS WHO DON’T MIND A BIT OF A CHALLENGE START/FINISH: SHIDE CAR PARK, NEWPORT PO30 1YQ TIME: 3-4 HOUR – Mostly cycle track, forest trail and quiet roads DISTANCE: km / ELEVATION GAIN: m 23 254 Portsmouth To Southampton s y s rr Southsea Fe y Cowe rr Cowe Fe East on - ssenger on - Pa / e assenger l ampt P c h hi Southampt Ve out S THE D EGYPT POINT OLD CASTLE POINT e ft SOLENT yd R GURNARD vercra BAY Cowes e 2 5 East Cowes y Gurnard 3 3 rr tsmouth - B OSBORNE BAY ishbournFe de r Lymington F enger Ho Ry y nger Po rr ass sse Fe P rtsmouth/Pa - Po e hicl Ve rtsmouth - ssenger Po Rew Street Pa T THORNESS AS BAY CO RIVER MEDINA E RYDE AG K E PIER HEAD ERIT Whippingham E H RYDE N C R Ve L Northwood O ESPLANADE A 3 0 2 1 ymington - TT PUCKPOOL hic NEWTOWN BAY OO POINT W Fishbourne l Marks A 3 e /P Corner T 0 DODNOR a 2 0 A 3 0 5 4 C Ryde ssenger AS CREEK & DICKSONS Binstead Ya CO Quarr Hill RYDE COPSE ST JOHN’S ROAD rmouth Wootton Spring Vale G E R CLA ME RK I N Bridge TA IVE HERSEY RESERVE, Fe R Seaview LAKE WOOTTON SEAVIEW DUVER rr ERI Porcheld FIRESTONE y H SEAGR OVE BAY OWN Wootton COPSE Hamstead PARKHURST Common WT FOREST NE Newtown Parkhurst Nettlestone P SMALLBROOK B 0 4 3 3 PRIORY BAY NINGWOOD JUNCTION SCONCE BRIDDLESFORD Havenstreet COMMON P COPSES POINT SWANPOND N ODE’S POINT BOULDNOR Cranmore Newtown deserted HAVENSTREET COPSE P COPSE Medieval village P P A 3 0 5 4 Ashey Norton Bouldnor A 3 0 5 P Yarmouth Shaleet St Helens BEMBRIDGE Cli End Ningwood Newport AIL 5 POINT R R T B 3 3 3 0 YA ASHEY A 3 0 5 4Norton WELL Thorley Thorley Street Carisbrooke SHIDE N Green MILL COPSE NU CHALK PIT B 3 3 COL WELL BAY FRESHW Bembridge B R 9 0 R I V E R 3 4 0 1 EAGLEHEAD AND YA GOLDEN P BRADING P 126 A S H E Y BLOODSTONE COPSE A Wellow V E R MARSHES HILL 0 1 Shide TER B 3 4 131 P COUNTRY Downend D O W N RI W M E R S L E Y L P PARK AY Five Houses D O W N Brading TRAI F ORELAND BRADING 9 5 Newbridge 3 D S T G E O R G E ’ S Michael Morey’s The Devil’s 3 A B L Hump DOWN A 3 0 5 138 KNIGHTON Punchbowl 5 RAI D O W N ARRETON TOTLAND BAY T DOWN BRADING Freshwater 105 DOWN P SON Brading Down HAMSTE Y 109 BEMBRIDGE TRAIL NN Bowcombe Field System Calbourne E 39 Totland AFTON T Arreton MARSHES Blackwater Morton Bembridge Fort 105 HATHERWOOD 1 P P B 3 3 4 0 B E M B R I D G E Culver WHITECLIFF BAY Middleton 9 9 B 3 Adgestone POINT Battery Langbridge D O W N 100 Headon Afton 79 East Afton N E W B A R N 160 E 2 151 Warren 2 Down Barrows 3 Neolithic 3 D O W N Alverstone B Mortuary Freshwater Bay 164 Yaverland P Tennyson P E A S T A F T O N B R O O K 2 3 3 B Harborough Enclosure Newchurch Monument Memorial 147 P D O W N Chessell Horringford MARTIN’S D O W N 165 BRIGHSTONE 3 P WOOD ALUM BAY C O M P T FOREST THE P W E S T H I G H D O W N O N CULVER AIL ‘Five Barrows’ Gatcombe Merstone SON TR D O W N 213 ALVERSTONE MEAD, NEEDLES TENNY Brook Down 9 5 CLIFF FRESHWATER BAY Harboro’ Barrow 3 3 YOUNGWOODS COPSE B P Mottistone Down AND SANDOWN MEADOWS P B R I G H S T O N E 65 152 SANDOWN D O W N W E S T O V E R D O W N C OMPTON BAY A 3 0 5 6 Winford 175 Rookley SCRATCHELL’S The Longstone 165 R O W B O R O U G H AST Chillerton BAY 167 CO Hulverstone D O W N Hill Fort Sandown G E P 106 A A R HERIT Brook Y LAKE HANOVER POINT P Mottistone C H I L L E R T O N R Chillerton RIVE Lake D O W N Apse Heath P W OR SLEY BROOK BAY Moortown P TR A AIL Shorwell 3 0 2 AMERICA SANDOWN WOOD BAY 0 Brighstone P A P N B P Limerstone 3 3 9 9 Sandford SHANKLIN L P TRAI Godshill Whiteley Bank Yaord S R I V E R M E D I ST 94 E Thorncross NBUR Shanklin 85 Y Upper Hyde SHEPHERD TR SIBDEN HILL & H E R IT Worsley AI BATTS COPSE Monument L A G E A 3 C O 70 S T M A R T I N ’ S A S 0 5 5 T Roud D O W N 209 235 154 S T E N B U R Y Luccombe BRIGHSTONE S H A N K L I N P D O W N Wroxall BAY Chale Green D O W N P P 145 Athereld Green 210 P LUCCOMBE BAY B Hoy’s 3 Luccombe Down B B L E A K 3 199 39 Monument Southford 2 233 Barrow D 7 ATHERFIELD POINT 9 O W N 240 NANSEN S T B O N I FA C E HILL Bonchurch W E E K D O W N S T C AT H E R I N E ’ S D O W N D O W N P P Whitwell REW DOWN St. Catherine’s Kingates Chale Oratory Ventnor P MONKS BAY CHALE BAY ST LAWRENCE 237 UNDERCLIFF Niton Blackgang P PELHAM WOODS VENTNOR BAY St Lawrence P 5 A 3 0 5 P ROCKEN END BINNEL ENGLISH BAY REETH BAY ST CATHERINE’S T C O AS POINT G E I TA CHANNEL H ER F Map: © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap Map: © Mapbox, B A DIRECTIONS: A START: Follow the cycle track along the river into Newport. the blue Round the Island Cycle Route sign passing the Little Gloster Continue along the green cycle lane to Coppins Bridge roundabout. restaurant on the right and some interesting beach huts. B Head towards Quay Arts in Sea Street and turn immediately into E The road bends left into Rew Street. Follow until you reach a Little London, which has a cycle contraflow, so be careful. Keeping mini-roundabout. Turn right and then after 50m turn left into Hills the river on your right follow the Red Squirrel Trail (NCN 23) all the way Gate Road. into Cowes. F When you reach Marks Corner feel free to go into Parkhurst Forest C Dismount from your bike and have a browse through Cowes High and head southeast until you pop back out on Noke Common Road. Street, with its nautical history on show. Go north along the High Head east along the road, but remember to keep a look out to the Street and head for The Parade, on the seafront. right for an almost birds eye view of HMP Parkhurst. Once you get D Continue past the historical Royal Yacht Squadron, at the very to the main Newport to Cowes road turn left until you reach the Stag north tip of the island, and along the promenade all the way to Inn. Turn right here onto Stag Lane and continue down 600m until Gurnard. You’ll pass The Woodvale pub to your left. Then it’s a short you rejoin the cycle track. Turn right and retrace your route back into steep climb up Shore Road. Turn right into Solent View Road. Follow Newport and Shide. FINISH Where possible, public footpath and bridleway reference numbers have been included in the directions. To download the GPX data to your GPS device and find more cycling itineraries go to visitisleofwight.co.uk/inspiration/bicycle-island.