BE A KING CHARLES CHALLENGE Experience sustainable transport RED ROUTE BICYCLE ISLAND ITINERARY #10

VERY CONFIDENT ON AND OFF ROAD – NOT TOO TECHNICAL BUT FITNESS ESSENTIAL

START/FINISH: CARISBROOK PRIORY, WHITCOMBE ROAD, PO30 1YS TIME: 2-3 HOURS – Bridleways and trail riding, with great views and a good experience of country life on the Island DISTANCE: 23.5km / ELEVATION GAIN: 370m

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A START: Head west (turn right) out of the until you reach a concrete road, then turn right G At the corner of the road cross a small car park. Go down Froglands Lane. Follow until heading towards Chillerton Down transmitting stream, and turn left onto public bridleway you cross over a ford, The road will take you on station. G6. Once you see the tarmac road, ride down to Catterford shute. leaving Newbarn Farm on the left. Turn left D Turn right when the road ends and follow a onto Snowdrop Lane G7a. Turn right onto a B Cross the road and head up Nodgham Lane ‘grassy half-pipe’ down through some wooden chalk road and follow until you see a sign for until you see Down Lane on your left. Follow gates. Turn right onto Berry Shute, then left G6 Carisbrooke – this will take you left through N136A bridleway (the Tennyson Trail) for 5 miles after 150m onto Berry Lane and take G15 a field. Follow until you see N109 on your right – enjoy spectacular views of signposted on your left. and head down to Whitcombe Road. where King Charles 1 was imprisoned. Follow signs to Freshwater and head into Brighstone E Ride to the top of the hill and turn right, H Turn right at the busy Whitcombe Road, Forest. follow the field passing Hollow Lane on your left then left onto Sandy Lane and onto N110 before going diagonally left across a field (there Marvel Lane on your left. Follow until you reach C At the end of the woods turn left onto B510 may be crop in field depending on time of year). a public bridle way on your left (can be hidden Limerstone Down Showell Shute, towards Follow until you meet the road. so take care). The lane runs past a house and Cheverton Farm (where the IOW Mountain onto a road. Look for Nunnery Lane (caution, Bike Centre is located). Follow farm roads onto F Turn right, passing Chillerton Primary School this is steep!). Ride up Nunnery Lane until you Cheverton Shute and cross the fast road onto on your left, until you see G8 Brook Lane on see Carisbrooke Priory. FINISH SW49 Worsley Trail Northcourt Down. Climb your left. leaving Lorden Copse on your left and keep left

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