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Red Squirrel Trail – Cowes to Newport Cycleway loop from Cowes

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Red Squirrel Trail – Cowes to Newport Cycleway loop from Cowes

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Red Squirrel Trail – Cowes to Newport Cycleway loop from Cowes

01:55

31.9km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 15.3 km for 170 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.91 km

Tunnel in Newport

Highlight • Structure

Plenty of shops and refreshment holes

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9.35 km

Field of Red Post Boxes

Highlight • Structure

Crazy amount of old red post boxes all set up in a field, very bizarre. Look to the left.

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13.2 km

Boundary Plantation

Forest

15.4 km

Cowes Floating Bridge (Chain Ferry)

Highlight • Structure

If you feel like taking a shortcut to East Cowes you can take the chainlink ferry across this small stretch of water.

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18.1 km

St Mildred’s Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Lovely little quaint church used regularly by Queen Victoria and her family, St Mildreds Church. Little tea stop next to it

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18.2 km

Thatched Cottages of Whippingham

Highlight • Other

24.0 km

Newport Quay

Highlight • Pub

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

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28.3 km

Red Squirrel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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.

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29.1 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?

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30.1 km

Shamblers Copse

Forest

31.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

10.3 km

8.26 km

1.54 km

708 m

572 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

1.08 km

575 m

312 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

15°C

6°C

0 %

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Red Squirrel Trail – Cowes to Newport Cycleway loop from Cowes

Tunnel in Newport

Field of Red Post Boxes

Cowes Floating Bridge (Chain Ferry)

St Mildred’s Church

Thatched Cottages of Whippingham

Newport Quay

Red Squirrel Trail

Cowes to Newport Cycleway

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