- Starts: Wednesday 20 August 2025 9:30 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Tricia Farnham
- Supported by: Martine Hebblethwaite
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Terrain: C - Hilly
- Duration: d - All day
- Estimated moving average speed: 10-11mph (16-18kph Easy+)
- Ascent: 1,731ft / 530m
Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | The Spring Centre, Havant East Street Havant P09 1BS More details and map |
| Coffee stop | Hillier Garden Centre, Liss Farnham Liss, Near Petersfield GU33 6LJ More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Beechwood café, QECP Queen Elizabeth Country Park (QECP) PO8 0QE 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: Tricia Farnham.
Send an email to supporter: Martine Hebblethwaite.
Send an email to both Tricia Farnham and Martine Hebblethwaite.
Map
We're now up to L in the Alphabet rides, so this one goes to LISS. From The Spring Centre we'll head north to Rowlands Castle, Finchdean and Buriton. Down Buriton hill and right, to Sheet. Cycleway beside the A3 to Hilliers Garden Centre cafe at Liss. After elevenses, photo in front of sign saying Liss.
We will follow The Shipwright's Way into Petersfield. Along The Causeway, partly on a cycleway to QECP entrance. Then up a long, gradual hill on cycleway to the visitor centre and lunch.
Back to The Spring via Chalton & Finchdean.
Please note: this is a more demanding ride than most alphabet rides, with 1,731 feet of climb and a distance of 34 miles from Spring to Spring. I cannot ascend fast though and like relaxed refreshment stops, so we won't be going L for leather!
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 10 spaces available for the leader and riders. Of these, 4 are left.
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.
Ride leader notes
I joined PCTC in 1986 and have enjoyed club rides ever since. I have two Mercian touring road bikes, a Trek hybrid and a carbon -fibre Specialized Ruby racing bike.
I am considering buying an electric bike, as I find hills a bit tiring now. My usual average moving speed is 10 to 11mph. If I'm riding in the urban environment and have to keep stopping, or if it's very hilly, my average may drop below 10mph.
Although I used to do a lot of long distance rides (Audax PBP & LEL, S.R. Le JoG, etc. I generally prefer rides of 30 to 50 miles these days. A refreshment stop is a must!
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.