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Ventnor to Newport

The Stenbury Trail

 

Walks by bus - A walk from Ventnor along the Coastal Path to Ventnor Botanic Garden then along the Stenbury Trail across Week Down & under Gat Cliff to Freemantle Gate continuing past Godshill and Great Budbridge Manor and through Merstone & Blackwater to Shide returning to Newport
 
Completed:  16 May 2006
Distance: 12 miles approx
Weather: Misty along the coast, cloudy with bright spells turning wet
Time: 4¼ hours - all photographs taken between 09:45 & 14:00
Terrain: Coastal Path, down land paths, gravel tracks, farmland, some road walking
Stiles: 0
Highest Point: 722 ft
Assent: 1,230 ft
Grade: Moderate
Parking: Park in Newport, then catch the No.3 bus to Ventnor
Nearest Towns: Ventnor, Newport
Refreshments: The Spyglass Inn - Ventnor, Cafe - Ventnor Botanic Garden, The Barley Mow - Shide, Various - Newport
Toilets: Public toilets at Ventnor, Steephill Cove & Newport
Transport: Southern Vectis - routes & times
Other Walks: WightCAM - All Walks by Distance
Maps: Outdoor Leisure No. 29
 
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