Vectis Trail

Stage 1 - Newport to Brading

 

Walks by bus - This stage starts from Newport following unfrequented paths to Arreton, onto Arreton Down, dropping down to Mersley and Knighton before heading beneath the Sea Mark on Ashey Down to Nunwell to reach Brading

 
Completed:  2 April 2007
Distance: 10¾ miles approx
Weather: Sunny, warm with a cool breeze, hazy
Time: 5 hours - all photographs taken between 10:15 & 15:15
Terrain: Arable & pasture land, down land and woods with limited road walking
Stiles: 31
Highest Point: 413 ft
Assent: 1,505 ft
Grade: Moderate
Parking: Park in the Newport returning by No.10 bus back to Newport or No.2 bus to Ryde, then No.9 bus to Newport
Nearest Towns: Newport
Refreshments: The Dairyman's Daughter & White Lion - Arreton, The Bugle, Wheatsheaf & Smart Fox - Brading
Toilets: No public toilets én route
Transport: Southern Vectis - routes & times
Other Walks: WightCAM - All Walks by Distance
Maps: Outdoor Leisure No. 29
 
Photographs

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