- Starts: Wednesday 17 December 2025 9:15 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Richard Smith
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Terrain: C - 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:
Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | Rowlands Castle recreation ground The Fairway Rowlands Castle PO9 6AQ More details and map |
| Coffee stop | Titchfield Haven Titchfield Haven Titchfield More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Horse and Jockey, Hipley Hipley Hambledon PO7 4QY 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: Richard Smith.
Map
Leave the Rowlands Castle Recreational Ground at nine fifteen latest.
11’s at the Harbourside Café, Titchfield Haven and lunch at the Horse and Jockey, Worlds End.
Hilly in parts, otherwise undulating.
A dry morning expected but possibly some rain later. A colder start but should get warmer one way or the other. A moderate south westerly wind forecast.
Back at Havant by two forty-five or thereabouts.
45 miles or so depending on any route variations on the day.
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.
This ride is currently full but we encourage you to ask to join the wait list. That will let the ride leader:
- Find out the demand for that type of ride
- Nominate you as a replacement if someone drops out
- Arrange to split the ride if there is sufficient demand
Bookings recorded for this ride (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.
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.