- Starts: Wednesday 15 October 2025 9:15 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Alan Morgan
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Terrain: B - Very hilly
- Duration: am - Morning only (finishes before lunch)
- Estimated moving average speed: 10-11mph (16-18kph Easy+)
- Ascent: 2,800ft / 850m
Our grading scheme
When grading routes we use the following scheme:
- 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).
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Start and stops
Ride start/event venue | The Spring Centre, Havant East Street Havant P09 1BS More details and map |
Coffee stop | Cuppacheeno 14 High Street West Meon GU32 1LJ More details and map |
All rides return to the start unless stated otherwise. Use the 'Map' link below to see a map of all locations
Contact us about this event
Send an email to ride leader/event organiser: Alan Morgan.
Map
Alternate pickup points at Rowlands Castle (0935) or The Bird In Hand pub Love Dean Lane, (1000) - just let me know. A hilly route via Coombe. The return is via Privett and Petersfield with the aim to finish 1330 depending on pace. (If you wish to leave the ride after coffee at West Meon then that is fine).A round trip of approximately 42 miles Havant/Havant at a pace entirely dictated by the abilities of participants.
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 8 spaces available for the leader and riders. Of these, 5 are left.
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- 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
Back in the day, as the term goes, cycle touring was my favourite mode of cycling. Now it's a more leisurely approach to riding with assistance from one of my bike conversions to 'E'. I'm as happy on hills as the flat and enjoy slow cycling as much as more demanding rides.
About Wednesday rides
Wednesday rides usually start from Havant with stops for elevenses, lunch and sometimes tea. If you're unable to keep up or have a mechanical problem, someone will be available to help you - although we obviously cannot guarantee to solve all problems.
Wednesday rides usually provide a range of options to riders as we'll try to arrange multiple rides with different paces, distance and degree of hilliness.
On Wednesdays it is likely that there will be several riders coming back to the Havant area after an elevenses stop - although they might not include a PCTC ride leader. If that is what you'd like to do, please consult the ride organiser before the day of the ride to ensure someone knows and is able to bring you back.
This article describes what you should consider bringing with you on one of these rides.