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Red Squirrel Trail

Cycling Route

Details
36.65 km
239 m
The Red Squirrel Trail, 32 miles of mostly traffic-free cycling through the heart of the Isle of Wight’s beautiful countryside. The trail takes in estuaries, woodland, farmland, downland, and a stretch of the Island’s fantastic coastline.
Created By
Carol Flux

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Cowes to Sandown Cycle Path20.85 km-54 m-0.1%
Cycle Track Cowes to Medham1.02 km-11 m-1.0%
Cowes/Newport cycle track dash3.18 km-18 m-0.4%
run little piggy!!!4.73 km-18 m-0.2%
Dash from Cowes Gate - Newport Gate Cycleway4.71 km-15 m-0.2%
Cowes to Newport cyclepath3.38 km-17 m-0.4%
Cowes to Dodnor Lane3.71 km-11 m-0.2%
keep going no-one likes little itches1.01 km-6 m-0.4%
EXPRESS1.54 km5 m0.1%
stag lane to alverstone15.59 km-23 m-0.0%
he who dares reverse0.16 km2 m1.0%
Last blast to Newport gate0.33 km5 m0.6%
breathe in0.48 km-3 m-0.6%
3rd time lucky0.79 km-4 m-0.5%
NatWest to Bridge0.78 km-3 m-0.2%
To The Bargemans, With Haste!0.45 km-2 m-0.3%
Hurstake to Pub0.30 km-1 m-0.2%
Matalan to Shide0.74 km2 m0.2%
Shide - Blackwater (track)1.76 km7 m0.3%
Shide to Perone Way cycle track (proper)13.00 km22 m0.0%
Blackwater - Marvel Farm Turn2.14 km4 m0.2%
Blackwater - Merstone (Track)3.07 km8 m0.2%
Birchmore Ln (track) to Waterworks9.81 km-25 m-0.2%
Merstone - Horringford (Track)2.59 km-17 m-0.5%
Merstone - Peddlers (Track)4.08 km-19 m-0.4%
End CP to Horringford0.77 km-2 m-0.2%
Whoh. We're half way there0.17 km5 m2.0%
Mind The (Road) Gap0.14 km3 m1.9%
Horringford - Newchurch (Track)1.61 km-6 m-0.2%
Horringford - Waterworks (track)4.73 km-11 m-0.1%
Triple back...4.51 km-8 m-0.2%
Newchurch - Alverstone (Track)1.85 km-11 m-0.3%
Langbridge - Sandown Meadows2.71 km-6 m-0.2%
Alverstone - Waterworks (Track)1.10 km5 m0.0%
Longwood Lane to Perowne Way (cycle track)0.57 km8 m1.4%
Salsbury to the Station0.40 km5 m1.0%
nunwell street climb0.28 km9 m3.3%
Sandown to Skanklin OJ!2.16 km27 m0.3%
Slipway Sprint0.46 km1 m0.0%
Littlestairs Road Climb0.56 km94 m16.6%
Hope Hill Burst (to cafe)0.18 km21 m11.5%
Sunshine - Old Railway -> Freemantle5.93 km69 m1.2%
Shanklin to Wroxall cycle track3.40 km27 m0.7%
cross roads to Wroxall2.68 km14 m0.5%
Appuldurcombe Up0.89 km29 m3.3%
Faster, I hear banjos…1.50 km-52 m-1.3%
Freemantle speedball3.40 km-92 m-2.6%
Freemantle down0.56 km-50 m-8.7%
Godshill to Cycle Path via Moor Farm & East Ln2.67 km-19 m-0.3%
East Lane Lead the Horse to Water0.47 km4 m0.8%