Yar River Trail

Isle of Wight

The trail follows the course of the Eastern Yar, the island's longest river, that flows from Niton, not far from the south coast, to Bembridge harbour on the eastern edge of the island; the Isle's other Yar, the Western Yar, meets the sea at Yarmouth. The Trail is waymarked and also features 20 stone-carved milestones and five, originally six, sculptures by local artist Paul Mason. It uses a variety of surfaces - mainly paths and the course of a dismantled railway. Alverstone, Newchurch, Godshill and Whitwell are passed en route.
A series of eight maps with directions can be downloaded from the website below.

There are a number of shorter linking trails including the Godshill Trail a 4-mile separately waymarked route.
Links from the main trail could be made with the well-known Coast Path, and with the Bembridge Trail, that form a part of an E9 (European route) variant.

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Blue logo based on letters YAR; stone mile posts/sculptures
Attributes:	Easy Former Railway River Sculpture/Art
Start:	SZ504766 - Source of Yar, Niton, Isle of Wight
Finish:	SZ637895 - Bembridge Harbour, Isle of Wight
Open Date:	2002
Web Sites:	Island Rivers - Explore the Yar River Trail

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