Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Red Squirrel Trail – Sandown Beach loop from Shanklin

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Red Squirrel Trail – Sandown Beach loop from Shanklin

Hard

4.4

(41)

342

riders

Red Squirrel Trail – Sandown Beach loop from Shanklin

02:58

46.5km

270m

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 accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.9 km for 150 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

5.33 km

Freemantle Gate (Entrance to the Appuldurcombe Estate)

Highlight • Monument

Freemantle Gate is the original entrance to Appuldurcombe House. It was built from a mixture of Isle of Wight and Portland stone and is said to be the work of …

Tip by

6.12 km

Park Withybed

Forest

7.52 km

Red Squirrel Trail Flooded Section

Highlight • Trail

Really kick back from this point as it’s lovely in the sun and rain. It's flat all the way from here to Newport.

Tip by

10.1 km

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 …

Tip by

19.0 km

Dodnor Creek

Lake

20.8 km

Red squirrel trail is an easy family friendly cycle route mainly following old railway routes. Well maintained throughout. Both the Sandown to Newport and Newport to Cowes sections are flat. The Wroxall loop is more challenging.

Tip by

21.6 km

Cowes to Newport Cycleway

Highlight • Cycleway

lovely Cycleway along the former railway line. be aware, we managed to get 4 punctures between 2 bikes. quite unusual as I hardly ever get punctures . perhaps the Hawthorn had just been cut back?

Tip by

32.0 km

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 …

Tip by

37.3 km

Pedallers Café, Isle of Wight

Highlight • Rest Area

lovely rest point to get coffee and cake

Tip by

43.7 km

Sandown Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sandown is a recognized award winning beach, very popular for its long sandy beach with safe bathing and a wealth of activities.

Tip by

44.9 km

Welcome Beach

Beach

45.5 km

Small Hope Beach

Beach

46.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.1 km

11.4 km

5.67 km

1.48 km

630 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.7 km

5.23 km

4.14 km

3.92 km

276 m

220 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (100 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

22°C

14°C

2 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 41.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

August 17, 2024,Day 3: Isle of Wight

The weather was cool but clear, got warmer as the day went on. Caught the ferry to West Cowes where the ride starts. Personally I think the route is boring as you go past a beautiful some lovely scenery but it’s hidden behind hedges and over grown ground. It’s like riding a tunnel no views sideways at all. I rode …

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

4.6

1,691

Round the Island Cycle Route

06:52h

109km

1,100m

Moderate

4.7

298

Beaulieu to Brockenhurst loop — New Forest National Park

02:03h

27.0km

130m

Easy

4.7

197

Brockenhurst Gravel loop from Beaulieu — New Forest National Park

01:57h

25.7km

140m

Easy

4.3

157

Portsea and Hayling Islands loop

01:57h

33.5km

70m

Easy

4.5

130

Solent loop

01:45h

30.3km

100m

Moderate

4.3

Red Squirrel Trail Loop

02:44h

43.9km

300m

Moderate

3.8

Lymington loop from Beaulieu

02:11h

33.0km

120m

Hard

4.4

Out to the Needles south Isle of Wight loop

04:45h

74.2km

790m

Moderate

4.6

Isle of Wight southern loop from Sandown

02:28h

38.9km

380m

Easy

2.5

Exbury Gardens & Lepe Beach loop from Dibden Purlieu — New Forest National Park

01:23h

24.2km

80m

Easy

4.5

Lepe and Exbury loop — New Forest National Park

00:59h

15.6km

50m

Hard

4.4

342

Red Squirrel Trail – Sandown Beach loop from Shanklin

02:58h

46.5km

270m

Red Squirrel Trail – Sandown Beach loop from Shanklin

Freemantle Gate (Entrance to the Appuldurcombe Estate)

Red Squirrel Trail Flooded Section

Merstone Station Picnic Area