- Starts: Saturday 31 May 2025 9:00 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Mike Ashton

- Category: Waterlooville CCC rides
- Terrain: D - Gentle
- A - Severe. Route has extreme elevation change, with both short and longer sustained climbs (e.g. Duncton Hill).
- B - Very hilly. Route has major elevation change, with longer sustained climbs (e.g. Harting Hill from the south).
- C - Hilly. Route is undulating with a number of short climbs involved (e.g. Havant to Bishop's Waltham).
- D - Gentle. Route has minor elevation change on gentle slopes (e.g. south coast cycle route to Chichester).
- E - Flat. Route has little or no elevation change (e.g. Portsea Island).
Our grading scheme
When grading routes we use the following scheme:
At: Napier Hall, Horndean
Portsmouth Road
Hordean
More details and map
Contact us about this event
Send an email to ride leader/event organiser: Mike Ashton.
Map
Waterlooville CCC ride to RAF Museum at Tangmere on 31st May.
We meet outside Napier Hall in Portsmouth Rd Horndean at 8-45 am for a 9am start .
The route is via Rowlands Castle, Stansted CP, Funtington, Mid Lavant & Boxgrove . The return is via Oving, Merston, Whyke, Chichester Quay & Railway station, The South Downs Cycle Route, Westbourne & Rowlands Castle.
Short sections in Stansted CP & from Tangmere to Oving are reasonable to cycle but on unsealed surfaces.
There are 2/3 moderate inclines but the route is mainly reasonably flat. The return ride is about 65km. The plan is to be back in Horndean by 13-30.
Bookings for this ride/event
Booking is required for this ride. Please let the ride leader know if you want to join. Please do not turn up for the ride unless you've had your booking confirmed or your name appears below.
There are 10 spaces available for the leader and riders. Of these, 6 are left.
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
To ask to join this ride, please use the 'Contact us about this ride' link above to send an email to the ride leader.
Ride leader notes
Michael Ashton.
I've two bikes. A Thorn Sherpa & a Whyte Dorset.
This year the longest rides I've cycled are both 82km. One hilly & one mainly flat. Last year I cycled between 100km & 110km on 4 four days. I can cycle up almost all on road hills in the South Downs but I'm slow on steeper hills. On most rides I average between 14 & 19 km/hour.
The Thorn Sherpa has a very wide range of gears.
About Waterlooville CCC rides
We have established a Community Cycling club for Waterlooville - a series of cycle rides in the Waterlooville area for people who are new to group riding or who haven't cycled for a while. All are circular routes in moderate terrain that avoid steep inclines but may include a steeper descent. As far as possible we will avoid busy roads. Routes are all less than 50km long (most substantially less). Our aim is to make cycling enjoyable, safe and welcoming for all.
You can find out more and register interest in WCCC rides here.
