- Starts: Wednesday 17 December 2025 9:15 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Mickey Cooper
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Terrain: B - Very hilly
- Duration: d - All day
- 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).
- Cancel or postpone this ride
Our grading scheme
When grading routes we use the following scheme:
At: The Fox and Hounds, Denmead
School Lane
Denmead, Waterlooville
PO7 6NA
More details and map
Contact us about this event
Send an email to ride leader/event organiser: Mickey Cooper.
Map
Taking us out to Waltham Chase via Newtown we will make our way north of Botley then head south through Whiteley and down to the Mermaid at Sarisbury.
We then head down through Warsash to take the coastal route to Hill head.
From there we stay on the coast through Lee on Solent, Skokes Bay and Gosport to arrive at The Sail Maker for some lunch.
Back to Fareham on the eclipse cycle way then up portsdown hill where the ride will finish.
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, 8 are left.
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- 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.