- Starts: Saturday 6 June 2026 9:30 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Gail Russell
- Supported by: Richard Smith
- Category: Return to cycling
- Terrain: E - Flat
- Duration: am - Morning only (finishes before lunch)
- No target pace (we will ride at speed of the slowest riders)
- 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:
Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | Farlington Marshes car park Eastern Road Portsmouth PO6 1SR More details and map |
| Coffee stop | Pebble Beach coffee shop, Hayling Seafront Bound Lane car park PO11 9HY 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 leader: Gail Russell.
Send an email to supporter: Richard Smith.
Send an email to both Gail Russell and Richard Smith.
Map
A flat, easy paced (approx 3 hours, 18 mile) scenic loop around Langstone Harbour. A ride designed for those returning to cycling. Heading out towards Havant and the Billy Trail on Hayling Island, we will stay, where possible, on shared cycle paths, off road tracks and quiet roads. A coffee and cake stop (or ice cream) on Hayling sea front and an opportunity to take some photos before heading towards the Hayling ferry and a ferry ride to Portsmouth. (£4 ) Continuing along the eastern side of Portsmouth on the Solent Way we will finish our ride back at Farlington Marshes.
This is a Return To Cycling (RTC) ride for new riders. The rides being offered in this series are a combination of off road, quiet roads and country lanes over different distances, with intention of building confidence to allow you to join the club rides that we offer. These rides are not open to existing club members.
Please use the "Contact us about this event" link for any enquiries and to book onto the ride.
Return To Cycling (RTC) details Here

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, 6 are left.
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- 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.
