- Starts: Wednesday 11 February 2026 9:30 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Martine Hebblethwaite
- Supported by: Phil Hebblethwaite
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Terrain: D - Gentle
- 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, stops and finish
| Ride start/event venue | The Spring Centre, Havant East Street Havant P09 1BS More details and map |
| Coffee stop | St Marys Church Tea Room Church Lane Portchester PO16 9QW More details and map |
| Finish | Farlington Marshes car park Eastern Road Portsmouth PO6 1SR 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: Martine Hebblethwaite.
Send an email to supporter: Phil Hebblethwaite.
Send an email to both Martine Hebblethwaite and Phil Hebblethwaite.
Map
As we're missing an alphabet ride this month I thought I'd put on another one for the letter "P".
This will be a gentle ride along the cycle ways and side roads to Portchester returning via the Eclipse cycle way to Gosport and across on the ferry back to Portsmouth. We will stop in Portchester for elevenses. The ride will finish at Farlington Marshes car park.
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
I ride a Thorn touring cycle and prefer to lead or participate in rides at a more leisurely pace of 10-11 miles per hour.
I prefer the shorter day or half day rides or local short tours. I do enjoy going off road and do not mind hills as long as there aren't too many of them.
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.