- Starts: Tuesday 23 December 2025 9:30 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Clive Dakin

- Category: Faster rides
- Terrain: B - Very hilly
- Duration: d - All day
- Estimated moving average speed: 11-12mph (18-19kph Medium)
- Ascent: 1,386ft / 420m
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).
- Cancel or postpone this ride
Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | The Spring Centre, Havant East Street Havant P09 1BS More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Brick Kiln Garden Centre Bognor Road Merston PO20 1EJ 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: Clive Dakin.
Map
This is a Winter short day ride with a later start (0930) and one late morning stop (Brunch) at a distance of 27 miles from the start in Havant. The return route passes through Woodmancote so there is an opportunity for a second stop for those feeling parched/ festive or both.
The outbound route will take us through Westbourne, Racton and Compton. From there we will travel East through quiet undulating roads to Chilgrove from where we will head South working our way to Boxgrove. We will continue on through Oving to the Bognor road and the Garden Centre after 27 miles. the return will be our well used route through Fishbourne and Woodmancote, returning to Havant after a total distance of 40 miles.
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, just one space is left.
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- 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
I'm a regular participant in Wednesday & Sunday rides, I also enjoy going away from our local area. Therefore now I offer a Tuesday ride!
About faster rides
Our other rides go at the pace of the slowest rider or we will split the ride to accommodate a slower rider. 'Faster rides' go faster than other rides and people joining are expected to keep up.
We're not talking about professional or even 'club' riding speeds, but trying to ride at any speed faster than you can manage is an unpleasant experience.
If you want to join a faster ride, but uncertain whether you can keep up:
- Consider trying one or two of our other rides classed as A (Demanding) or B (Hilly) first. If you're able to keep up without difficulty that's a good indication you're ready for a faster ride. The chances are you'll be riding with other members familiar with faster rides that can help you with your assessment.
- In any case, contact the ride leader and discuss your experience to date with them. Bear in mind, however, that subjective assessments of average speed and cruising speed are notoriously unreliable even for those that routinely use cycle computers.
Before you join a faster ride, please review the route and prepare to make your own way back if you're struggling to keep up - and we all have bad days. We will not, however, intentionally drop slower riders; nor will we leave riders without first checking they are confident with getting back.
