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Portsmouth 1mi Thu 7 Mar
Stey Dev cross Portsmouth 2 4mi Thu 7 Mar
Portsmouth to Premier Inn 1mi Fri 26 Jan
Portsmouth Harbout to Train Station 1mi Fri 26 Jan
caketins_to_purb 5mi Wed 10 Jan
to_buncases 6mi Wed 10 Jan
Ferry to car park 1mi 1 Nov 2023
Iow car ferry Portsmouth 1mi 31 Oct 2023
Elson Bike Bus 1mi 24 Oct 2023
Alverstoke Bike Bus 1mi 24 Oct 2023

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Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Portsmouth:

Fort Brockhurst · 17mi round-trip
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Pilsey Island · 24mi round-trip
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Fort Cumberland · 6mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Portsmouth

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Portsmouth:

To Emsworth, Havant, Southampton, Christchurch, Bournemouth, Dorchester, Bridport, Axminster, Seaton, Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Exeter and Dawlish.

To London, Dorking, Guildford, Aldershot, Petersfield and Havant.

Knowledge

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What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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A note on our PDF maps

30 Oct 2022 · 2

When you’re planning a route, cycle.travel has always offered the option to export a print-ready PDF in one of several scales. PDF maps are great as a fallback for electronic…

cycle.travel now has Ordnance Survey maps

2 Apr 2021 · 3

Ordnance Survey maps are justly famed for their clear, detailed coverage of the British countryside. Generations of cyclists have planned their adventures with an OS map or two stuffed in…

Plan multi-day adventures easily

22 Mar 2021 · 8

Dreaming of getting away on a bike trip this summer? cycle.travel’s new multi-day planning feature is here for you! For any journey of 50km or more, you can simply add…