- Starts: Wednesday 1 September 2021 9:15 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Phil Hebblethwaite
- Category: Wednesday rides
- Route grade: C - Moderate route
- A - Demanding route. Riders should already have experience of, and be prepared for distance, hills and, probably, both. E.g. Liss or Arundel via Houghton.
- B - Hilly route. Involves major hills. E.g. Sustainability Centre or Alresford.
- C - Moderate route. Not especially long or hilly (but will involve climbs and descents). E.g. Bishop's Waltham
- D - Flattish route. Might involve some hills, but not major ones. E.g. Chichester or West Wittering.
- E - Short, flat route. Easy route often designed for people new to group riding.
Our grading scheme
When grading routes we use the following scheme:
Start and stops
| Ride start/event venue | The Spring Centre, Havant East Street Havant P09 1BS More details and map |
| Coffee stop | Botley Garden Centre Hillier Garden Centre, Woodhouse Lane Botley SO30 2EZ More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Royal Victoria Country Park Netley Abbey Southampton SO31 5GA More details and map |
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 Hebblethwaite.
Map
A Moderate paced ride.
No severe climbs. Around 1500 ft climbing in total.
Route via Southwick, Newtown, Waltham Chase to Botley for elevenses.
Then crossing to Woolston via Westend where you can see the ocean liners at Southampton.
Along the cycle ways to Hamble stopping at Royal Victoria Country Park for a lunch at their cafe or bring your own packed lunch. Plenty of outside seating.
Cost for Hamble Ferry £3.00.
Ride continues along cycle tracks to Gosport ferry.
Some tracks may prove challenging for narrow tyres.
Mileage back to the spring just over 50 miles.
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
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- 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.
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.