- Starts: Wednesday 20 August 2025 9:15 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Phil Beed
- Category: Faster rides
- Terrain: B - Very hilly
- Duration: d - All day
- Estimated moving average speed: 12-13mph (19-21kph Medium+)
- Ascent: 3,430ft / 1,047m
Start, stops and finish
| Ride start/event venue | Bumblebee café, Rowlands Castle 2 The Green Rowlands Castle PO9 6BN More details and map |
| Coffee stop | The Old Dairy tea rooms Fawley Farm Hempland Lane GU34 3NU More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Steep Steep, Petersfiel More details and map |
| Finish | Petersfield Petersfield 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: Phil Beed.
Map
Depart Rowlands Castle 9.15am
The Old Dairy Privett for elevenses
Then a hilly loop which will eventually bring us back to Steep & The Harrow for lunch & a beer
The Harrow is cash only
From The Harrow we'll head back to Petersfield where riders can chose their preferred route home.
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, just one space is left.
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- 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 faster rides
Our other rides go at the pace of the slowest rider or we will split the ride to accommodate a slower rider. 'Faster rides' go faster than other rides and people joining are expected to keep up.
We're not talking about professional or even 'club' riding speeds, but trying to ride at any speed faster than you can manage is an unpleasant experience.
If you want to join a faster ride, but uncertain whether you can keep up:
- Consider trying one or two of our other rides classed as A (Demanding) or B (Hilly) first. If you're able to keep up without difficulty that's a good indication you're ready for a faster ride. The chances are you'll be riding with other members familiar with faster rides that can help you with your assessment.
- In any case, contact the ride leader and discuss your experience to date with them. Bear in mind, however, that subjective assessments of average speed and cruising speed are notoriously unreliable even for those that routinely use cycle computers.
Before you join a faster ride, please review the route and prepare to make your own way back if you're struggling to keep up - and we all have bad days. We will not, however, intentionally drop slower riders; nor will we leave riders without first checking they are confident with getting back.