- Starts: Thursday 21 May 2026 9:30 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Steve Golding
- Category: Pop-up rides
- Terrain: C - Hilly
- Duration: d - All day
- Estimated moving average speed: <10mph (<16kph Easy)
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Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | IOW Ferry port, Gunwharf Gunwharf Road Portsmouth PO1 2LA More details and map |
| Coffee stop | Pedallers Rosemary Cottage, Langbridge Newport PO36 0NP 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 ride leader/event organiser: Steve Golding.
Map
Join me for an unrecced IOW ride. Ferry time now earlier. Meet shortly before 9:00 at the Gunwharf terminal for the 9:20 ferry to Fishbourne. The route will be along a mix of main roads and shared cycle ways. Route via Newport and bike trail to the Pedallers cafe at Newchurch, returning via Brading, Seaview, Ryde, Quarr. I may have to stop at some points to check on the route. When booking please choose return time 16:20 though we may well be earlier. From past experience they will let us on an earlier crossing. There is a ticket machine and a helpline at the terminal. Cost - senior £21.50 return. Approx 25 miles.
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 6 spaces available for the leader and riders. Of these, 3 are left.
Bookings recorded for this ride/event (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
My rides will generally be fairly flat and conducted at a relaxed pace with some stops along the way to take in the scenery and take some water.
When it comes to hills you will probably go ahead of me and wait in a safe place for the group to reform.
If you are a rider who just wants to get there fast or one who is monitoring their performance, then my ride is probably not for you.
My Hybrid Helium Crosstrack purchased from Halfords for £139.99 in 2006 is happy to cover all terrains so my rides may include some rougher surfaces, in which case that will be stated in the ride details.
I try to come up with routes that have some interesting features. It could be cycling through a park, or alongside a coastal section, through quiet residential areas. Often there will be a ferry crossing. Where possible I will use shared cycleways avoiding main roads, though when necessary we will use them in a safe and confident manner.
Above all I will try to make the ride an enjoyable social experience.
About Pop-up rides
We have certain days when we try to organise regular rides. However, individual ride leaders can create pop-up rides for any day and time.
The small size of some pop-up rides means we might be unable to split a ride if you get into difficulties. We will do all we can to escort you back to the start point, but please be prepared to navigate yourself home or to call for support from a partner, relative or friend.