Social ride - short, varied and pretty flat!

A relaxed social ride; taking in urban and rural landscapes and seascapes of Hove, Shoreham and the River Adur.

On Sunday 26th April we'll depart from Sunshine Café, Hove Street, Hove BN3 2DF at 10.15.

Coffee drinkers arrive earlier!

This will be a ride of 40 kilometres (about 25 miles), flat apart from a short section in the middle.

Most of the ride is on cycle paths or quiet roads.

From Hove we ride out via Shoreham Harbour to Shoreham airport. After that there is a section past Lancing College and Coombes. We return to Shoreham via the Downs Link; a popular shared-use route on a disused railway track (no cars).   

From the Downs Link we retrace our route through the backstreets of Shoreham to the locks at Port Kitchen in Southwick, crossing over to the seaward side of Shoreham Harbour and back to Hove.

Finish back at Sunshine Café for those who want to chat over lunch.

The ride will take about 2 and a half to three hours; at a sedate social pace.

I have pre-ridden the ride on Strava: https://strava.app.link/XfSj71Hoy2b 

There is also a GPX file below.

If possible, please contact the ride leader (organiser) by email using the link on this page if you would like to join us. Otherwise please just come to the start and speak to the ride leader.

Please note: All our rides are weather-dependent. If the weather looks bad, a ride will be cancelled!

If you plan to come on any of our rides, please make sure your cycle is in a roadworthy condition. Bring a puncture repair kit, spare inner tube (or as appropriate for tubeless tyres), essential tools, a mobile phone if you have one, snacks and enough to drink, sunscreen/waterproofs/warm clothing as appropriate. Don't forget your lights if you expect to be out in the hours of darkness. Please follow Cycling UK guidance and the Highway Code. Check with the ride leader about the distance and hilliness of the ride if you are unsure. See contact details below. 

There is a simple signing on process at the beginning of the ride. Please inform the ride leader if you have a medical condition that might affect your ride.