Round the IoW on foot

[Dave Davenport]

Living only a few miles from Southampton I've cycled the round the Isle of Wight route on numerous occasions but until this week hadn't done the walking route.
Have just completed it over three days with some mates and it was a great experience, you see lots of stuff that you miss on the cycle route and have more time to take in the views etc. at a slower pace. Would thoroughly recommend it.

 

[fossyant]

Sounds great. Few beer stop offs ?

What's this 'walking' malarkey ?

 

[lazybloke]

Sounds great. Few beer stop offs ?

What's this 'walking' malarkey ?

That's exactly what I thought when my brother did the walk as a charity event. He managed it one hit, about 26 hours.

 

[Milkfloat]

I once had a long walk after a wheel exploded on me, it did not take me 3 days though. I feel for you.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Sounds interesting. How far is the walk?

Is it MtB compatible?

 

[fossyant]

Sounds interesting. How far is the walk?

Is it MtB compatible?

Everything is MTB compatible but you might upset a whole lot of people

 

[Dave Davenport]

That's exactly what I thought when my brother did the walk as a charity event. He managed it one hit, about 26 hours.

Probably the same event my daughter did (Walk the Wight?), she took 28 hours, no way I could manage that.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Just booked a week on the IOW end February/start March next year, what type of riding is available?

 

[Dave Davenport]

Sounds interesting. How far is the walk?

Is it MtB compatible?

There doesn't seem to be a definitive source for the exact route length, various websites give 66 to 70 miles but we had 71 on the route plus another 5 getting to the accommodation etc. according to my mate's Garmin watch thing.

As to biking it, a fair bit is bridal path but quite a bit is footpath, well worth going mountain biking on the Island anyway though.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Just booked a week on the IOW end February/start March next year, what type of riding is available?

Lovely quiet, well surfaced lanes and lots of trails to ride.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Blimey. Just Googled the Coastal Path and it's 70 miles long. 70 miles walking in just over a day reported above!!!!!!!!!

I think @Dave Davenport has the correct idea.

 

[EltonFrog]

The Fragrant MrsP completed the trip about six weeks ago, on her own and camping. She loved it.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Blimey. Just Googled the Coastal Path and it's 70 miles long. 70 miles walking in just over a day reported above!!!!!!!!!

I think @Dave Davenport has the correct idea.

The year my daughter did it the winner came in under 12 hours and a lot of it isn't the easiest of terrain, bonkers!

 

[snorri]

Just booked a week on the IOW end February/start March next year, what type of riding is available?

Hilly.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Hilly.

Doesn't sound as good now