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

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

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

04:01

45.7km

820m

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: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.9 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.30 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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10.7 km

View of the Isle of Wight Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

12.0 km

Brook Down

Highlight • Natural

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

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16.6 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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17.3 km

Piano Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

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

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20.9 km

Alum Bay Chine

Forest

21.3 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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22.8 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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22.9 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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45.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

9.27 km

7.91 km

4.67 km

2.92 km

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.8 km

13.7 km

6.64 km

670 m

522 m

280 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

17°C

8°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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

Brighstone Forest Trail

View of the Isle of Wight Cliffs

Brook Down

Freshwater Bay Promenade

Piano Cafe

The Needles

Hairpin Bends Near the Needles

The Needles New Battery Rocket Test Site

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