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Stepping Stones BLUE ROUTE BLUE Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Walk #11 FOR THE MORE ADVENTUROUS WHO DON’T MIND A BIT OF A CHALLENGE START/FINISH: Strawberry Lane, Mottistone, PO30 4EA TIME: 3-4 Hours Portsmouth DISTANCE: 6 miles C To Southampton Southsea on - East Cowes assenger Ferry P / assenger Ferry P Southampton - Cowes Vehicle Southampt THE EGYPT POINT OLD CASTLE POINT SOLENT GURNARD BAY Cowes Gurnard East Cowes Lymington B 3 3 2 5 OSBORNE BAY Portsmouth - Ryde Passenger Hovercraft Portsmouth - Fishbourne Vehicle/Passenger Ferry Portsmouth - Ryde Rew Street Passenger Ferry THORNESS BAY RIVER MEDINA RYDE PIER HEAD Whippingham HERITAGE COAST RYDE Vehicle/PassengerLymington Ferry - Yarmouth Northwood ESPLANADE NEWTOWN A 3 0 2 1 PUCKPOOL BAY POINT WOOTTON CREEKFishbourne Marks A 3 0 2 0 Corner DODNOR A 3 0 5 4 CREEK & Ryde DICKSONS Quarr Hill Binstead RYDE COPSE Wootton ST JOHN’S ROAD Spring Vale Bridge C L A M E R K I N HERSEY RESERVE, Seaview LAKE WOOTTON SEAVIEW DUVER HERITAGE COAST Porcheld FIRESTONE SEAGROVE BAY Wootton COPSE Hamstead PARKHURST Common FOREST NEWTOWN RIVER Newtown Parkhurst Nettlestone P SMALLBROOK 0 4 3 3 B P R I O R Y B AY NINGWOOD JUNCTION SCONCE BRIDDLESFORD Havenstreet COMMON P COPSES POINT SWANPOND 45 BOULDNOR NODE’S POINT Cranmore Newtown deserted HAVENSTREET COPSE P COPSE Medieval village P P A 3 0 5 4 Norton Bouldnor Ashey P A 3 0 5 5 St Helens Cli End Yarmouth Shaleet BEMBRIDGE Ningwood Newport POINT ASHEY B 3 3 3 0 A 3 0 5 4Norton MILL COPSE Thorley Thorley Street Carisbrooke SHIDE Green CHALK PIT NUNWELL TRAIL B 3 3 9 0 COLWELL BAY WAY FRESHWATER Bembridge B 3 4 0 1 R I V E R YA R EAGLEHEAD AND BRADING GOLDEN P P A S H E Y BLOODSTONE COPSE HILL Wellow Shide 126 MARSHES B 3 4 0 1 131 P COUNTRY Downend D O W N R I V E R YA R PARK Five Houses P M E R S L E Y D O W N BRADING Brading FORELAND Newbridge S T G E O R G E ’ S Michael Morey’s The Devil’s Hump KNIGHTON DOWN B 3 3 9 5 A 3 0 5 5 138 D O W N Punchbowl TOTLAND BAY ARRETON DOWN BRADING Freshwater 105 DOWN P Brading Down HAMSTEAD TRAIL 109 BEMBRIDGE TRAIL Bowcombe Field System Calbourne 39 Totland AFTON TENNYSON TRAIL Arreton MARSHES Blackwater Morton Bembridge HATHERWOOD P P Fort 105 B 3 3 9 9 B E M B R I D G E Culver WHITECLIFF BAY Middleton B 3 4 0 1 Adgestone POINT Battery D O W N 100 Headon Afton 79 East Afton N E W B A R N 160 Langbridge Warren Down Barrows 151 Neolithic D O W N Alverstone B 3 3 2 2 Mortuary Freshwater Bay 164 Yaverland P Tennyson P E A S T A F T O N B R O O K 3 2 3 3 B Harborough Enclosure Newchurch Monument Memorial 147 D O W N Chessell Horringford MARTIN’S P D O W N 165 BRIGHSTONE P A L U M B AY FOREST WOOD THE P W E S T H I G H D O W N C O M P T O N CULVER ‘Five Barrows’ Gatcombe Merstone ALVERSTONE MEAD, NEEDLES TENNYSON TRAIL D O W N 213 CLIFF FRESHWATER BAY Brook Down Harboro’ Barrow YOUNGWOODS COPSE B 3 3 9 5 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 COMPTON BAY A 3 0 5 6 Winford 175 Rookley SCRATCHELL’S The Longstone 165 R O W B O R O U G H Chillerton BAY 167 Hulverstone D O W N Hill Fort Sandown P 106 HERITAGE COAST Brook LAKE HANOVER POINT P Mottistone C H I L L E R T O N Chillerton R I V E R YA R Lake D O W N Apse Heath P WORSLEY TRAIL B R O O K B AY Moortown P A 3 0 2 0 Shorwell AMERICA SANDOWN WOOD BAY Brighstone P B P P Limerstone B 3 3 9 9 Sandford P SHANKLIN Whiteley Bank Yaord RIVER MEDINA Godshill STENBURY TRAIL 94 Thorncross Shanklin 85 Upper Hyde SHEPHERDS TRAIL SIBDEN HILL & H E R IT A G E C O A S T Worsley Monument BATTS COPSE A 3 0 5 5 70 S T M A R T I N ’ S 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 Ather eld Green 210 P LUCCOMBE BAY Hoy’s 7 2 3 3 B Luccombe Down 39B Monument B L E A K 199 Barrow 85 Southford 233 ATHERFIELD POINT D 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 P D O W N P Whitwell REW DOWN St. Catherine’s Kingates Chale Oratory Ventnor P M O N K S B AY C H A L E B AY ST LAWRENCE 237 UNDERCLIFF Niton Blackgang P PELHAM WOODS VENTNOR BAY St Lawrence P A 3 0 5 5 P R O C K E N E N D BINNEL ENGLISH BAY REETH BAY ST CATHERINE’S POINT CHANNEL HERITAGE COAST D 85 A F Map: © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap © Mapbox, © Map: 101 74 G E 97 DIRECTIONS: A START: Starting at the National Trust Strawberry Lane Car Park E Before you reach the A3055, Military Road, turn left on to Path 97. walk north on path 85. You will skirt the edge of a copse. Look for a right turn on to Path 74. B Process past the Longstone, an ancient standing stone marking the Path 74 make an abrupt left turn, if you miss it you will reach Ridge Lane. entrance to a burial tomb. From here continue west until you reach a Both routes will take you into Mottistone, so don’t panic. fork in the path. Take the left fork, which will dog leg around a corner. F Once in Mottistone Village, wander past the Church of St Peter and St Continue on Path 85. Paul. Turn right on to Hoxall Lane and follow this road. C When you reach a small copse look for a left turn to Hulverstone G After several right angle corners you will find Blind Lane a small path (Path 45). This will bring you into the village of Hulverstone and (Foot Path 101) which will lead you back to the main road opposite fortuitously opposite the Sun Inn. Strawberry Lane. Cross the B3399 and continue north along Strawberry D Turn left and cross the B3399 opposite Hulverstone Lane. Lane to your start point. FINISH Continue your journey along Hulverstone Lane towards the sea. Where possible, public footpath and bridleway reference numbers have been included in the directions..