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Isle of Wight City Information
The Isle of Wight is home to some of the most diverse countryside in the UK, and what better way to unwind than to get out into the fresh air and explore?
Whether you prefer a leisurely stroll or something more energetic, you can discover historic farms, pretty lanes, thatched villages, coastal trails and woodlands. It's easy to find your way around, with over 500 miles of carefully maintained footpaths and signposts to follow. Walking, cycling and bird watching are popular all year round and every May the Island hosts the UK's largest walking festival.
Whatever you choose to do - whether it's following a pub walk, hiring bikes, or wandering along secluded coves - your time on the Isle of Wight is something the whole family will enjoy.
Within an area of just 147 miles square miles (38,00 hectares) over 500 miles of carefully maintained and well signposted rights of way can be found. On your travels of thatch and stone, ancient churches and manor houses. Leafy lanes wind their way from coast to coast through green valleys, meadows, forest and over downland. Choose from an extensive range of maps, guides and leaflets available from Tourist Information Centres of join one of the many guided walks held throughout the year.
Follow a 62 mile route through some of the Island's best scenery, mainly using quieter lanes, signed with a white bike clockwise, and a blue bike anticlockwise. Or perhaps tackle a more demanding route using the well signposted bridleways and byways by mountain bike.
There are wonderful opportunities to explore the Island's vast network of bridleways, some of which have been in use since the Stone Age, when early man travelled along the central chalk ridge. Enjoy the panoramic views from these high tracks used by drovers, horsemen and carters, long before our present roads were built or a leisurely ride through ancient woodlands and sweet-scented meadows.
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