- Starts: Wednesday 1 May 2024 9:15 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Richard Smith
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Route grade: C - Moderate route
- A - Demanding route. Riders should already have experience of, and be prepared for distance, hills and, probably, both. E.g. Liss or Arundel via Houghton.
- B - Hilly route. Involves major hills. E.g. Sustainability Centre or Alresford.
- C - Moderate route. Not especially long or hilly (but will involve climbs and descents). E.g. Bishop's Waltham
- D - Flattish route. Might involve some hills, but not major ones. E.g. Chichester or West Wittering.
- E - Short, flat route. Easy route often designed for people new to group riding.
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At: Bumblebee café, Rowlands Castle
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Another Adventure: a visit to the Brickyard Café for elevenses followed by lunch at the Lakeside Café, Gosport.
Leaving Rowlands Castle at nine fifteen we’ll be making our way to Denmead, Waltham Chase, Curdbridge and onto Swanwick Lane for elevenses at the Brickyard Café. (Pickups en route if required.)
Pressing on after hopefully a nice coffee and cake, we will wind our way to Lee on the Solent and eventually lunch at the Lakeside Café, Gosport.
The route back to Havant is via the Gosport Ferry, Eastney etc. where the ride terminates at Havant Station.
The route is about fifty miles with sixteen hundred feet of ascent or so with a modest (😊 ) if not moderate pace depending on the mood. The forecast weather is warmer, light winds from the south east and a low expectation of rain.
RWGPS Route Profile - Click on Link:
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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.
This ride is currently full but we encourage you to ask to join the wait list. That will let the ride leader:
- Find out the demand for that type of ride
- Nominate you as a replacement if someone drops out
- Arrange to split the ride if there is sufficient demand
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
To ask to join this ride, please use the 'Contact us about this ride' link above to send an email to the ride leader.
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.