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Sandown

Pedallers Café, Isle of Wight – The Needles loop from Sandown

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Sandown

Pedallers Café, Isle of Wight – The Needles loop from Sandown

Hard

54

riders

Pedallers Café, Isle of Wight – The Needles loop from Sandown

04:27

94.2km

1,060m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.1 km for 150 m

After 47.3 km for 64 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

4.60 km

Pedallers Café, Isle of Wight

Highlight • Rest Area

lovely rest point to get coffee and cake

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11.2 km

Blacklands Copse

Forest

17.2 km

Dodnor Creek

Lake

4

24.7 km

Bunts Hill Road

Highlight • Cycleway

5

29.2 km

Newtown Stone Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

There is a handy public toilet / water tap at the National Trust Car Park

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47.3 km

Alum Bay Chine

Forest

7

47.7 km

The Needles

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Needles is a row of three stacks of chalk that rise about 30 metres (98 ft) out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight …

Tip by

8

49.0 km

The Needles Rocket Testing Site and Viewpoint

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Climb up the road to the New Battery overlooking the needles.

nationaltrust.org.uk/the-needles-old-battery-and-new-battery

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9

58.9 km

Military Road Coastal Cliffs View

Highlight • Natural Monument

Part of the IOW Randonne. There is a ice cream van parked up at one of the car parks down here and sells burgers as well

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10

73.8 km

View of The Needles from Blackgang Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here on the A3055 Blackgang Road, just east of St. Catherines Point, is a car park and viewpoint. There is ample parking and a few benches there. You have fine …

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11

75.5 km

St Catherine's Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Good photo opportunity.

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B

94.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.2 km

21.6 km

7.69 km

3.10 km

2.10 km

536 m

143 m

Surfaces

90.6 km

3.22 km

295 m

141 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Saturday 23 May

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