Tennyson Trail

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Tennyson Trail
The westerly path from the top of Mottistone Down gives a sweeping view of the white chalk cliffs of Tennyson Down.
The westerly path from the top of Mottistone Down gives a sweeping view of the white chalk cliffs of Tennyson Down .
Data
length 23 kmdep1
location GB
Starting point Carisbrooke
50 ° 41 ′ 26.5 "  N , 1 ° 19 ′ 9.5"  W.
Target point Alum Bay
50 ° 39 ′ 59.8 "  N , 1 ° 33 ′ 56.9"  W.
Type trail
season All year round
Viewpoints The Needles Battery

The Tennyson Trail is a 23 kilometer long trail on the British island of Isle of Wight , that of Carisbrooke to the chalk cliffs The Needles leads. The route passes through Bowcombe Down , Brighstone Forest , Mottistone down , Brook Down , Afton Down , Freshwater Bay , Tennyson Down and West High Down the Bay Alum Bay . The trail is named after the poet and Baron Alfred Tennyson , who lived on the Isle of Wight for almost 40 years from 1853 .

The path leads past various sights, including the Tennyson Monument on the up to 147 m high mountain Tennyson Down , the Farringford House , which was the home of Alfred Tennyson, and the military base The Needles Batteries , which have a view of the chalk cliffs enable.

Many sections of the route originally consisted of public back roads on which any motor vehicle was allowed to drive. In the early 2000s, all-terrain vehicles became a major problem there as they damaged trails, archaeological sites, and wildlife habitats. As a result, the Isle of Wight administration closed the entire route to motorized vehicles.

The route

The route is accessible in both directions at any point. The following is the route from Carisbrooke to Alum Bay .

Carisbrooke - Brighstone section

The route begins in the village of Carisbrooke , which is near Newport . The signposted walking route starts on Nodgham Lane . In a south-westerly direction, the path leads along an old road surrounded by embankments up a steep hill. Carisbrooke Castle is on the left and the trail continues to Bowcombe Valley . In the further course the bridle paths N127 and N127 will be crossed. A television mast can be seen from the N140.

The rest of the path descends through a gate to a junction which is crossed towards Brighstone Forest on the bridle path N136a. There is another gate about 80 meters ahead. An electrical overhead cable is laid above the road and follows a narrow beech plantation on the left. After passing the bridle path N198, the route runs straight uphill through open fields before it flattens out at a gate. A sign points to the N139 to Brook and Freshwater . As the trail continues through the Brighstone Forest, it is slowly enclosed by trees.

Brighstone - Brook section

The trail descends through Brighstone Forest and crosses path BS58. Shortly thereafter, there is a five-way intersection, which is crossed straight ahead. A sign points left onto Worsley Trail to Shorwell , and right onto Tennyson Trail , which leads to Brighstone Down . The route heads west left the sea along and goes down to attend a picnic place in the Lynch Lane turn. The path continues through the anniversary car park and to the information board of the non-profit monument and nature conservation organization National Trust . Via the entrance of Brighstone Forest , the path follows the old road up to the summit. Behind the grounds of the National Trust, the level path leads past old burial mounds on the right-hand side before it goes down through another gate onto a signposted dirt road. At the end of the trail you come to the B3399 which goes right to Freshwater and Yarmouth and left to Brook .

Section Brook - Freshwater

Via the road towards Freshwater you get back to the road towards Compton Down at the bus stop and a parking lot on the left . It goes steeply uphill past a chalk pit on the right. On the right, the path leads past electrical overhead lines and steadily increases in altitude towards Afton Down . It runs through the local golf course before descending to Freshwater Bay .

Freshwater section - Alum Bay

The Tennyson Trail leads towards Fort Redoubt past a public toilet facility on the coastal path leading westwards. Sharp left it goes through two rows of stones on the rising Tennyson Down to end at the Tennyson Monument . The path leads steadily down to West High Down until a radio broadcast mast is visible. The path leads past the antenna onto an asphalt road. On the left you can see the former military base The Needles Batteries . The route continues to a sharp left bend past a row of houses. There is a descending path here as well as a path that leads back to the road. The end of this road that leads down to Alum Bay is also the end of the Tennyson Trail .

Web links

Commons : Tennyson Trail  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BBC: The Tennyson Trail. Retrieved April 25, 2020 (UK English).
  2. ^ Stewart Payne: Off-roaders threaten to destroy Tennyson's trail . December 28, 2002, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed April 25, 2020]).
  3. ^ Lorraine Parker: Vehicle Ban For Tennyson Trail. (No longer available online.) In: Isle of Wight Country Press. August 4, 2006, archived from the original on March 13, 2018 ; accessed on April 26, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ 10 Tennyson Trail. (PDF) Directions for the Tennyson Trail. Retrieved April 26, 2020 (English).