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Freshwater Bay Promenade – Hairpin Bends Near the Needles loop from Newport

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Bike touring routes & trails
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Newport

Freshwater Bay Promenade – Hairpin Bends Near the Needles loop from Newport

Hard

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Freshwater Bay Promenade – Hairpin Bends Near the Needles loop from Newport

04:02

46.3km

800m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.6 km for 64 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

349 m

Fairy Garden

Highlight • Structure

Can you find the little fairy garden?

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2

5.77 km

Brighstone Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Enjoy the wide doubletrack and skinny, rooty singletrack trails through Brighstone Forest, leading out onto Brighstone Down.

Visit in autumn for the most spectacular array of colours.

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3

12.7 km

Brook Down

Highlight • Natural

Stunning views from Brook Down, particularly to the South over and beyond Military Road.

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4

17.3 km

Freshwater Bay Promenade

Highlight • Viewpoint

Surrounded by white chalk cliffs, Freshwater Bay is one of the prettiest beaches in West Wight and is a perfect spot for recreation and relaxation. On the beach, you find …

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5

18.0 km

Piano Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Bike friendly cafe with outdoor sitting and bike racks. Delicious food!

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21.6 km

Alum Bay Chine

Forest

7

22.0 km

The Needles

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Needles is a row of three stacks of chalk that rise about 30 metres (98 ft) out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight …

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8

23.4 km

Hairpin Bends Near the Needles

Highlight • Trail

There's no need to stop at the visitor centre and hop on a bus if you're on a bike — you can ride the tarmac road all the way out …

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9

23.6 km

The Needles New Battery Rocket Test Site

Highlight • Viewpoint

Atop the famous Needles rocks is The Needles Old and New Battery, a Victorian fort and subsequent top secret rocket testing site built in 1862.

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46.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.2 km

9.74 km

7.16 km

3.99 km

2.83 km

405 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.1 km

14.5 km

6.17 km

704 m

484 m

321 m

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