Section 1 of 2, Yar River Trail
Bembridge to Arreton
9.1 miles (14.6 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SZ 642 885. Finish: SZ 541 854. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 147 m of climbing and 135 m of descent; highest point 37 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Bembridge.
- Bus stops
- Bembridge Point, 100 m from the start. Directions SZ 642 886Ducie Avenue, 220 m from the start. Directions SZ 643 883Bembridge Church, 330 m from the start. Directions SZ 643 882
- Car parks
- Car park, 160 m from the start. Directions SZ 641 886Car park, 180 m from the start. Directions SZ 642 886Car park, 230 m from the start. Directions SZ 640 883
Getting back
The section finishes at Arreton. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Stickworth Hall, 260 m from the finish. Directions SZ 543 854Hazely Combe, 480 m from the finish. Directions SZ 542 858
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 58%, grass 12%, gravel and tracks 12%, earth, rock and mud 9%.
About 19% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 1 stile, 8 kissing gates, 10 gates, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 35 m in a kilometre (1 in 29), starting 0.2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Pilot Boat Inn, Bembridge: at the start. Seats outside.The Yarbridge Inn, Brading: 3.7 miles in. Seats outside.The Point, Bembridge: near the start, about 250 m off the way.Old Village Inn, Bembridge: 0.4 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Seats outside.The Wheatsheaf, Brading: 3.1 miles in, about 350 m off the way.
- Cafés
- The Harbour View, Bembridge: at the start.Angel In The Kitchen, Bembridge: 0.4 miles in.Visitors Centre, Brading: 3.2 miles in.Pedallers, Langbridge: 7.9 miles in. Seats outside.Lagom, Bembridge: near the start, about 250 m off the way.Framptons, Bembridge: near the start, about 300 m off the way. Seats outside.Brading Roman Villa Cafe, Adgestone: 4.1 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Seats outside.Cabin Café, Adgestone: 4.3 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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