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Merstone Station Picnic Area – Sandown to Newport Cycle Path loop from Rookley

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Merstone Station Picnic Area – Sandown to Newport Cycle Path loop from Rookley

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Merstone Station Picnic Area – Sandown to Newport Cycle Path loop from Rookley

02:09

27.4km

290m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.9 km for 56 m

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Parking

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10 m

Merstone Station Picnic Area

Highlight • Cycleway

This is the site of the former Merstone Station (previously Merstone Junction Station) but now the machines passing through have two wheels and are human powered, as the old railway …

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911 m

Sandown to Newport Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The Sandown to Newport cyclepath is built along the line of a former railway line, and it is the longest cycle path on the Isle of Wight. The route is …

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6.78 km

Newport Quay

Highlight • Pub

Little pub the bargeman's rest is ideal for spot of lunch

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9.29 km

Shipwreck at Newport Harbour

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Harbour area with old rusted steam boat and the spice girls bus

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9.40 km

Paddle Steamer Shipwreck at Newport Harbour

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Across the Old Mill Pond you get a great view of the PS Ryde. Now little more than a rusting hulk, in her heyday she was a paddle steamer acting …

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14.1 km

Fernhill Ice House

Highlight • Structure

Nice rough gravel trail leading to the ice house

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15.7 km

Steam Railway Crossing

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If your patient this is a great place to photograph the steam trains, take care crossing

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17.4 km

Rew

Forest

18.0 km

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway Museum is a family-friendly attraction where visitors can discover an extensive collection of beautifully restored steam trains, carriages, and other railway artefacts. The museum …

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18.5 km

Wakershill Copse

Forest

27.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

7.31 km

4.00 km

3.50 km

694 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

10.4 km

3.58 km

1.19 km

135 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 12 May

14°C

8°C

42 %

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Merstone Station Picnic Area – Sandown to Newport Cycle Path loop from Rookley

Merstone Station Picnic Area

Sandown to Newport Cycle Path

Newport Quay

Shipwreck at Newport Harbour

Paddle Steamer Shipwreck at Newport Harbour

Fernhill Ice House

Steam Railway Crossing

Isle of Wight Steam Railway

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