BE A STEAM CYCLE Experience sustainable transport RED ROUTE BICYCLE ISLAND ITINERARY #9

A CHALLENGING RIDE FOR THE ADVENTUROUS TYPE WHO FEELS CONFIDENT ON AND OFF-ROAD

START/FINISH: SHIDE ROAD, NEWPORT PO30 1YQ TIME: 2-3 HOURS – Taking you over St Georges Down and on to Havenstreet, Wootton Bridge and Island Harbour DISTANCE: 20km / ELEVATION GAIN: 357m

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DIRECTIONS:

A START: Turn right out of the car park D Turn right at the traffic lights but look left tracks of the steam railway (take care!) and and cross over the road. Look for an entrance after 300m and turn left onto N90 Havenstreet head for Wootton. just past the brick wall opposite the junction. bridleway which will take you through a farm. Take A28 St Georges Lane, – caution it gets Turn right onto N18 Havenstreet Station when G When you reach Wootton take a left onto steep! you reach the road. route 22 and follow past the back of Wootton High Street. Turn left onto Station Road. After B You will pass St Georges Golf Course E Turn right and visit the award-winning Isle of 400m, just past old church or opposite Wootton on your left. Keep following the A28 Arreton Wight Steam Railway which will engage, inspire Station, turn right onto Newport 22. Follow the for 2 miles. You will pop out of this bridleway and excite you. After checking this attraction cycle path all the way to North Fairlee Road. opposite a lifeboat! (You’ve arrived at the out follow the road back on yourself passing the Cross over the road and onto Mill Lane N121, Shipwreck Museum at Arreton Barns. track where you popped out. into – the cycle track is towards the bottom of the Harbour. Turn left C Turn left onto Down End Road. This steep F After 300m turn right onto N17 Briddlesford. onto Medina Greenway, which takes you all sharp climb will take you up hill to the Hare and Pass two metal farm gates and pass through the way back into Newport. Follow the River Hounds pub. Great Briddlesford Farm. After 200m turn right Medina or route 22 back to the car park. onto ‘N12 Wootton Bridge’ crossing over the 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