Author: Sal
Isle of Wight in Lonely Planet Top Ten Cycling Routes
Tuesday, 10th November, 2009 at 2:50 pm, Isle of Wight
Cycling, Island-wide, Media, News
It’s not just a leading cycling campaigner who is likely to be checking out the Island’s cycle routes over the coming weeks.
Anyone who reads the latest Lonely Planet Best in Travel Guide (2010) may well be cycling up to the ferry terminals on the mainland and heading our way.
That’s because Lonely Planet, who produce some of the most popular travels guides, have placed the Isle of Wight in the top ten of cycling routes in the World.
Yes folks, we’re sitting alongside the likes of Otago Peninsula in New Zealand, Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy and Mont Ventoux in France.
Here is their entry for the Island.
ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND
The Isle of Wight is a cycling paradise that is home to some of the UK’s most varied terrain: lush velvet hills rolling into the sea, narrow lanes through tidy hedgerows, deep and mysterious green gullies, and the island’s most striking feature, the ridge of white chalk cliffs stretching across its breadth. Although cyclists have been enjoying its outdoor pleasures for decades now, it’s only been in recent years that Wight has started to attract young and trendy Londoners looking for a romantic weekend by the sea with a buzz – which gastropubs, slick hotels and a calendar full of festivals now provide.
To find out about the other nine entries, check out the
Lonely Planet Website.
Image: © Lonely Planet Publications
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‘Cycling paradise’? I’m not sure the poor sods I see cowering on their bikes on Bembridge Harbour’s Embankment Road as they are pushed into the pavement by speeding double-decker buses and aggregates lorries would necessarily agree. I haven’t been on a bike for years but I get the sense that many of the Island’s roads are just a bit crowded for comfort. Couldn’t more be made of the old railway tracks?
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You’re right Paul.I consider myself a seasoned traveller,both here and abroad.But since taking up cycling I cringe every time I hear any vehicle – not just large stuff – coming up behind.
I avoid roads as much as possible but this restricts where you can go.
There are quite a few lengths of old railway line available,but they seem to be rather neglected in upkeep following the initial set-up enthusiasm.And in any case,there comes a point when you have to turn onto a road.
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