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Walks in 2012

 

Updated weekly, a selection of walks from out and about on the island varying in length and interest to suit all tastes
 

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Year 2012: << | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |2013 | >>
 
Date Miles Map Region Description
2 Jan 11½ Western Around the Coastal Path to Freshwater Bay
5 Jan 8 Central Around Newport to Gatcombe
6 Jan 13½ Eastern Along the Coastal Path from St Helens to Wootton Bridge then onto Newport
11 Jan 9¾ Central Medina Circuit
13 Jan 10 Western Hulverstone to Newport
16 Jan 12¼ Southern Ventnor to Newport along the Stenbury Trail
22 Jan 8¾ Central Gatcombe
24 Jan 4½ Central Binfield
26 Jan 10¾ Western West Wight
27 Jan 9½ Eastern Hillway to Ventnor
29 Jan 3½ Central A short stroll along the River Medina to Island Harbour & back
31 Jan 6¾ Central Around Newport
2 Feb 8¼ Western Fort Victoria to Freshwater Bay & back
10 Feb 11¾ Central A snowy walk through Brighstone Forest
18 Feb 3½ Central Another short stroll along the River Medina to Island Harbour & back
19 Feb 10 Western West Wight
21 Feb 5¼ Central A short stroll around Wootton Bridge
26 Feb 9¼ Central A convoluted walk from Newport to Ryde
1 Mar 1½ Western A stroll around Newtown in warm spring sunshine
5 Mar 13¼ Central Past the Old Halt to Brighstone Forest
8 Mar 6¼ Western Around the Western Yar
12 Mar 15¼ Central Bits of 4 Trails from Newport to Ventnor
15 Mar 12¼ Western Shalfleet to Thorley & onto Hamstead
19 Mar 7¾ Southern St Cat's, the lighthouse, Down, Hill & Oratory
23 Mar 15¼ Central A walk along the Tennyson Trail
27 Mar 5 Central Binfield, Island Harbour & New Fairlee Farm
28 Mar 11¼ Southern The Chines along the cliff path from Chale to Freshwater Bay
30 Mar 5½ Western Norton Spit & the Western Yar
1 Apr 6 Eastern Seaview including The Duver, Seagrove Bay, St Helens & Pondwell
3 Apr 6½ Western Spring flowers, lambs & in our step (well almost)
6 Apr 13 Eastern Bembridge Point to Newport along the Bembridge Trail
10 Apr 10 Eastern Sandown to Newport
11 Apr 9¾ Central A walk from Newport to Cowes
30 Apr 1½ Southern Ventnor Botanic Garden & Steephill Cove
8 May 6¾ Central Carisbrooke Castle including Carisbrooke, Newport, Froglands, Carisbrooke Castle, Watergate & Shide
11 May 10½ Eastern Newchurch on the way from Sandown to Newport
13 May 17 Central Walking the Wight along the Tennyson Trail to Alum Bay
19 May 95 Hertfordshire Whipsnade Zoo
23 May 10½ Western Headon Warren
26 May - Central New Family of Eight Cygnets
26 May 1½ Western A short evening stroll around Newtown
9 Jun ½ Central A short stroll around Newport Quay
5 Jul - Central More of the Eight Cygnets
14 Jul - - Central The Olympic Torch comes to the island
22 Jul 4 Western Around the Western Yar
24 Jul 11¾ Southern Along the cliff path from Chale to Freshwater Bay
20 Aug 4¼ Central Binfield
26 Aug 7½ Western Across Tennyson Down to Headon Warren
7 Sep 8¾ Eastern Ryde to Newport
9 Sep 8¾ Central Following the Infant Medina to Gatcombe
13 Sep 7¾ Southern St Cat's, the lighthouse, Down, Hill & Oratory
10 Oct 6 Western Golden Hill Fort from the Western Yar
14 Oct 95 Hertfordshire Whipsnade Zoo
17 Oct - Central High Tide at Newport Quay
25 Oct 4½ Central Binfield
30 Oct 6 Central Trying to avoid the mud on a short walk to Carisbrooke Castle
9 Nov 5½ Western Around the Western Yar
11 Nov 4½ Western Tennyson Monument
14 Nov 11¾ Southern Ventnor
18 Nov 7¾ Eastern Binstead to Newport
29 Nov 11¾ Southern The Chines along the SW Coastal Path from Chale to Freshwater Bay
4 Dec 11¼ Central Brighstone Forest
10 Dec 8 Western Freshwater
21 Dec 13½ Western A winter solstice walk around the West Wight
26 Dec 9½ Central A Boxing Day mince pie special on the IW Steam Railway
         
        Year 2012: << | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |2013 | >>
 
 
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