Saturday Morning Cafe Ride - East Meon

Start Point: Lovedean Tesco Express (Junction of Lovedean Lane and Milton Road)

This is a short 44km (28 mile) medium paced Saturday morning cafe ride, starting at Lovedean, riding out to the Issac Walton at East Meon for coffee and cake 😊.

The route (map above) allows for a few moderate climbs in the first half of the ride, through Chidden up onto Old Winchester Hill, before descending for a small loop through Warnford, returning via West Meon and the long flat run to East Meon.

After coffee at the Issac Walton pub, we’ll take the slightly easier undulating route back home through Ramsdean Lane to the outskirts of Petersfield, before one last climb on the Butser cutting, past the Queen Elizabeth Country Park back to the start.

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 8 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):

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• A PCTC member
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• A PCTC member
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• 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

Riding a lightweight road bike (during better months) the faster day rides I lead are typically 100-130km (60-80m) and occasionally 160km (100m).

Routes are at best undulating, usually “lumpy” (hilly), sometimes with severe hills!

- Average GOOD speed on “Faster” rides: 23kph (14mph)
- Average TYPICAL speed on “Faster” rides: 21kph (13mph)

Morning only rides are scaled back versions of day rides, usually at the same pace.

I also lead moderate rides as well, where the terrain difficulty is reduced (not so lumpy!) and the speed is adjusted to those attending the ride.

When I lead Waterlooville Community Cycle Club (WCCC) rides, which are generally easy relaxed rides, the pace is that of the slowest attending rider in the group.

About Saturday rides

Saturday rides tend to be small ones. Typically we offer fewer options for rides than Wednesdays, but more flexibility for routes and destinations.

Most rides are morning only, riding out to a stop for elevenses and back again.

Some will be full day with stops for elevenses, lunch and, possibly, tea. If you want to join a full day ride but only to elevenses and need someone to help you with the route back, please let us know in advance of the ride in case someone else that knows the route wants to do the same.

This article describes what you should consider bringing with you on one of these rides.