Route Library: Local

Route: Bishop's Waltham - Titchfield Haven - Southsea

Approximate distance: 54 miles

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A pleasant ride out to Bishop's Waltham and back on 13th May 2015. The ride was led by Bob Prynn but there were a lot of us so we formed and re-formed into different groups as the ride progressed. This is the route as recorded by Julie Freegard.

It goes via:

  • Havant
  • Bedhampton
  • Portsdown Hill
  • Southwick
  • Newtown
  • Soberton Heath
  • Soberton
  • Brockbridge
  • Dundridge
  • Bishop's Waltham
  • Swanmore
  • Waltham Chase
  • Shedfield
  • Titchfield Lane
  • Fontley Road
  • Mill Lane
  • Titchfield
  • Titchfield Haven
  • Lee-on-the-Solent
  • Stokes Bay
  • Shared cycleway across Stoke Lake
  • Gosport
  • Gosport ferry
  • Old Portsmouth
  • Southsea
  • The Esplanade
  • Bransbury Park
  • St James Hospital
  • Eastern Road
  • Farlington Marshes
  • Harts Farm Way
  • Langstone Technology Park
  • Havant (via the Billy Trail)

Route: Havant - Meon Springs - Cheriton - Havant

Approximate distance: 49 miles

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This is an informal ride led by Gilbert and Joy as an alternative to the previous day's Wednesday ride that suffered from strong winds.

The route goes via:

  • Havant
  • Bedhampton
  • Portsdown Hill
  • Purbrook
  • Denmead
  • Old Mill Lane
  • Hambledon
  • Chidden
  • Meon Springs
  • West Meon
  • Brockwood Park
  • Bramdean
  • Hinton Ampner
  • Cheriton
  • Kilmeston
  • Droxford
  • Soberton
  • Hambledon (Lotts)
  • Inhams Lane
  • Denmead
  • Widley
  • Portsdown Hill
  • Drayton
  • Farlington Marshes
  • Havant

Route: Havant to Hambledon and back

Approximate distance: 22 miles

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Planned route for an easy ride to Lott's café.

The route goes via:

  • The Spring centre
  • Over the railway bridge
  • New Road
  • Barncroft Way
  • Shared cycle path along the river to Middle Park Way
  • Woolston Road
  • Park Lane (shared cycle path)
  • Tempest Avenue
  • Park Lane
  • London Road (using shared cycle path)
  • Hart Plain Avenue
  • Sunnymead Drive
  • Southdown View
  • Hambledon Road (using shared cycle path)
  • Through Denmead
  • Rushmere Lane
  • Descent down to West Street and Lott's café
  • West Street
  • World's End
  • Broad Lane
  • School Lane
  • Inhams Lane
  • Forest Road
  • Furzeley Road
  • Newlands Lane
  • Purbrook Heath Road (past Rowans Hospice)
  • South on the London Road using cycle lanes and shared bus lanes
  • Descent down Drayton Lane
  • Lower Drayton Lane
  • Grove Road
  • Eastern Road (using shared cycle path)
  • Farlington Marshes shared cycle path
  • Harts Farm Way (using shared cycle path)
  • Shared cycle path around the back of Langstone Technology Park
  • Xyratex car park
  • Woodbury Avenue
  • Southbrook Road
  • Billy Trail back to the Spring centre

Total distance 22 miles