Route Library: Local

Route: Havant to Stansted

Approximate distance: 17 miles

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Route taken by Andy's easy ride on 21st February 2015.

It was a longer than usual ride to elevenses (we got there around 11:25) but a much shorter ride back to Havant than usual.

The route goes via:

  • Havant
  • Southleigh Road
  • Hollybank Lane
  • Long Copse Lane
  • Westbourne
  • Woodmancote
  • Hambrook
  • Nutbourne
  • Chidham
  • Cutmill
  • West Ashling
  • Funtingdon
  • Lordington
  • Aldsworth
  • Stansted

 

Route: Havant-Liss-Trotton

Approximate distance: 49 miles

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Route taken by Ian Hewitt's ride on Wednesday 11th February 2015. This is the route taken by the 'fast' group through Ditcham Park School. The route is hilly but mostly traffic free and very pleasant.

The route goes via:

  • New Lane
  • Wakefords Way
  • Prospect Lane
  • Red Hill
  • Rowland's Castle
  • DeanLane End
  • Finchdean
  • Ditcham Park School
  • Ditcham
  • Hurst
  • Nursted
  • Petersfield
  • A3 cycle path
  • Liss (Triangle Centre)
  • Rake
  • Milland
  • Linch
  • Redford
  • Woolbeding Lane
  • Chithurst
  • Trotton (Aylings Garden Centre)
  • Elsted
  • South Harting
  • Littlegreen
  • Compton
  • West Marden
  • Walderton
  • Lordington
  • Racton
  • Westbourne
  • Havant

Route: Havant-Romsey-World's end

Approximate distance: 66 miles

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This is a ride Phil Nelson led to Romsey.

The track ends at Worlds End where Phil left to go back to Clanfield. There are several routes back to Havant from there.

The route goes via:

  • Havant
  • Portsdown Hill
  • Southwick
  • North Boarhunt
  • Wickham Common
  • Wickham
  • Shirrell Heath
  • Waltham Chase
  • Bishop's Waltham
  • Lower Upham
  • Fisher's Pond
  • Brambridge (elevenses)
  • Otterbourne
  • Skirting Chandler's Ford
  • Ampfield
  • Romsey
  • Ashfield
  • Lee
  • Nursling
  • Rownhams
  • Lordswood
  • Bassett
  • Swaythling
  • Hedge End
  • Botley
  • Curbridge
  • Swanwick
  • Skirting Fareham
  • Boarhunt
  • Worlds End

Here are Phil's route notes.

Route: Shirrell Heath

Approximate distance: 39 miles

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Route taken by Gilbert's ride on 24th January 2015.

The route goes via:

  • Havant
  • Farlington Marshes
  • Drayton
  • Portsdown Hill
  • Drayton
  • Widley
  • Rowans Hospice
  • Newlands Lane
  • Denmead
  • Bunkers Hill
  • Back Lane
  • Fareham Road
  • Ham Road
  • Ashley Down Lane
  • Monument Lane
  • Fort Nelson
  • Swivelton Lane
  • Nine Elms Lane
  • Spurlings Road
  • Wallington
  • Old Turnpike
  • Kiln Road
  • Funtley Road
  • River Lane
  • Titchfield Lane
  • Blind Lane
  • Westlands Farm Shop
  • Frith Lane
  • Newmans Hill
  • Bishop's Wood Road
  • Budden's Lane
  • Heath Road
  • Liberty Road
  • Newtown
  • Denmead
  • Waterlooville
  • Park Lane
  • Leigh Park
  • Havant

 

Route: Havant, Goodwood, Cocking, Havant

Approximate distance: 40 miles

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This is the route taken by a ride led by Ian Hewitt on 6th December 2014. There are several variations of the route between villages and it is mostly minor, fairly traffic-free roads with some wonderful views of the Downs.

  • Havant
  • Westbourne
  • Woodmancote
  • West Ashling
  • West Stoke
  • Lavant
  • Goodwood Aerodrome (elevenses)
  • Past Goodwood racetrack – longish moderate climb
  • Charlton
  • Singleton
  • Moderate climb over Downs to Cocking (lunch)
  • West along Northern foot of Downs to Bepton
  • Didling – well worth popping into Didling's delightful Shepherd's church for a visit
  • Treyford
  • Elsted
  • South Harting
  • Don’t worry if you want to get off and push up the hill
  • Compton – good cafe stop in the square
  • Westbourne
  • Havant

Route: Havant, QE, Petersfield, Havant

Approximate distance: 40 miles

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This is the route taken by a ride led by Robert Sebley on 3rd December 2014. The route to elevenses at QE Country Park is the one followed by the 'fast' group - it's a hilly one.

The route goes via:

  • Havant
  • Westbourne
  • Foxbury Lane
  • Lordington
  • West Marden
  • Compton
  • Littlegreen
  • Chalton
  • Queen Elizabeth Country Park
  • Butser Hill
  • Ramsdean
  • Langrish
  • Steep
  • Petersfield
  • Buriton Hill
  • New Barn Lane
  • Finchdean
  • Deanlane End
  • Rowland's Castle
  • Red Hill
  • Leigh Park
  • Havant