Horwich Ride Social

Horwich Ride Social are a Cycling UK affiliated group. We are a voluntary group that provides social rides for both ladies only and mixed groups covering all ride disciplines, ie mtb, road, and hybrid. We cover the village of Horwich and all surrounding districts of Bolton, Chorley, and as far as West Lancs, Eccleston. 

All our rides are split into three categories, easygoing, steady and challenging. This depends on the mileage and gradient of the route.

Throughout the year, there are various ride series. For example, we run our Sofa to Saddle series. This is over a six-week period and is aimed at ladies who haven't cycled in a long while and have dusted off their bikes and wish to regain their confidence. This will see the ladies cycling up to 10 miles. Bikes- hybrid/hard tail, mtb.

We also have the Saddle to Sportive series. Again, this is over a six-week period and is for those ladies and gents who have signed up to a selected sportive and wish to get out and train with other like-minded riders. These rides start at 15 miles up to 50 miles by the end of the series. 

Dirty Divas - this is for those ladies who want to try out the ride discipline MTB. We start off tackling the trails around Horwich and then extend on this. Again over six sessions.   

Our mixed rides also cover all ride disciplines both mid week and at the weekend.  Each winter we try to run our Winter Miles, Summer Smiles campaign which encourages cyclists to continue cycling throughout the cooler months and are rewarded by a small gift. 

Our Re-start series was so successful in 2025 that we are hoping to run it in 2026. This is similar to our ladies Sofa to Saddle series in its aim, but is for both ladies and gents. 

We encourage bikepacking adventures and on occasion, run bike touring trips. 

If you are interested in any of these rides or have any questions, feel free to email us on [email protected] or take a look at our  website - horwichridesocial.org, facebook or instagram pages- horwichridesocial

Our motto is ; don't say no until you've had a go! So what are you waiting for???