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Amenities in this area include: open countryside.
The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope, an open entrance with no doors and bollards.
This entrance is opposite the largest car park.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all of the site.
Parking is free for all visitors.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Shanklin.
Shanklin train station is approximately 6.7 miles away.
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This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for all users.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park and bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.

Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide.
The access points to the area are located at various points along Down Lane.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
There are bollards at the access point which have a minimum width of 145cm and are 94cm high.
The bollards do not contrast visually with the ground.
The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass, gravel and compact earth.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
The slight and steep slopes are at various points throughout.
There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have easy open gates and kissing gates which may create obstacles for some users.

The trail is approximately 2.5 miles long.
The route begins at a car park in Downs Lane, near to the Ventnor Radar Station.
The initial path is downhill towards Ventnor.
At times this path is very steep. Once in Ventnor, after a brief time on a road, the path turns eastward and into woods before rising to the downland.
The path climbs steeply to the top of the hill before turning back towards the car park.
The trail is open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: tarmac, loose chippings, grass and compacted gravel.
Some of the route contains steep gradients and very uneven surfaces.
These are found in the following areas: at various points along the route.
There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
The route is not clearly signposted.
The route has online maps.
The route travels through areas which are busy with traffic and pedestrians.
Seating is available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.