giofox-
Here is the route that I used. http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=mfvuhhfjyibesuys
Didn't do a route check before the ride but aside from one or two nasty intersections it's pretty much all lanes and has lots of long steady descents. The island isn't too hilly but is lumpy in that even though the climbs aren't challenging there are lots of them. Views are amazing and it's clockwise so if you manage to get there early enough you can follow the sun. The sunset from Yarmouth was quite spectacular. Probably why we missed the ferry. On the way down it passes via the same 'cheese on toast' cafe that was used on the Cogidubnus ride.There is a lot of building work going on at Portsmouth Harbour so can be confusing. Don't go this weekend though as there is a big scooter rally going on.
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Rode a DIY perm on Wednesday from mine to the Isle of Wight and then round the island. Rode with a friend who was keen to go along the coastal route and that made it massively over distance for a 200 at 238km. For some reason I hadn't taken this into account and the extra time for the ferry. So it was more like 15hours. Missed the last train from Portsmouth. My friend got a room and I decided to ride back through the night. Used the return leg of the Cogidubnus which was still on my Etrex. Quite a hilly route but it was a pleasantly warm night with close to zero traffic. Lack of food and drink made it harder. Going to submit my track but pretty sure that it won't validate. Ah well. Lovely ride though.