GROUP RIDES
There will be up to five rides each Wednesday. With a few, specified, exceptions all depart from Exhibition Square at 9.30 prompt. The distance and pace of rides differs between groups and through the seasons. As a guide:
- Group 1: Faster Group
Average Speed 13 – 15 mph
Summer Distance 75 – 100 miles (elevenses & lunch stops)
Winter Distance 50 – 65 miles (lunch only) - Group 1A: Medium Group
Average Speed 12 – 14 mph
Summer Distance 70 – 100 miles (Picnic lunch with elevenses stop at leader’s discretion)
Winter Distance 45 – 65 miles (Picnic lunch with elevenses stop at leader’s discretion) - Groups 2 & 3: Slower Groups
Average Speed 11 – 12 mph
Summer Distance 70 – 100 miles (elevenses & lunch)
Winter Distance 40 – 65 miles (elevenses & lunch) - Group 4: Slowest Group
Average Speed 10 – 11 mph
Summer Distance 45 – 65 miles (elevenses & lunch)
Winter Distance 40 –50 miles (elevenses & lunch)
PROGRAMME OF RIDES
Further details of the rides listed below are generally published on or before the preceding Monday in the Group Rides area of the York Wednesday Wheelers’ Forum.
April – June 2023
Our rides depend on those members who volunteer to lead them. As you can see, some rides below do not yet have a leader. We always need more leaders. Please consider volunteering.
| GROUP | ELEVENSES | LUNCH/DESTINATION | LEADER | |
| 5th April | 1 | Tour de Yorkshire (early bird) | Murray B | |
| 1A | Leaders Favourite Lucky Dip | Colin W | ||
| 2 | Osgodby | Blacktoft | Ginny W | |
| 3 | Wetherby | Otley | Patrick S | |
| 4 | Pocklington | Fridaythorpe | Andrew R | |
| 12th April | 1 | Esholt – Baildon | Martyn A | |
| 1A | Scamridge Dykes (EB) | Richard W | ||
| 2 | Easingwold | Helmsley | Tim H | |
| 3 | Allerthorpe | Beverley | Adrian S | |
| 4 | Tadcaster | Birkin | Brian D | |
| 19th April | 1 | Hutton Cranswick | Ian Hampton | |
| 1A | Battle of Byland | Colin L | ||
| 2 | Allerthorpe | Beverley | Phil M | |
| 3 | Easingwold | Helmsley | Margaret S | |
| 4 | Castle Howard Arboretum | Malton | Colin Clarke | |
| 26th April | 1 | Fewston | ||
| 1A | Stanwick Iron Age Fort (by car) | Richard W | ||
| 2 | Boroughbridge | Fountains Abbey | John W | |
| 3 | Castle Howard Arboretum | Hutton le Hole | Phil S | |
| 4 | Pocklington | Osgodby | ||
| 3rd May | 1 | Womersley & AGM | Murray B | |
| 1A | Pompocali & AGM | Eamon P | ||
| 2 | Castle Howard Arboretum | Kirkbymoorside & AGM | Bryan S | |
| 3 | Boroughbridge | Knaresborough & AGM | Tim H | |
| 4 | Tadcaster | Sherburn in Elmet & AGM | ||
| 10th May | 1 | Bedale | Ian Hampton | |
| 1A | Cockayne (EB) | Sally R | ||
| 2 | Boroughbridge | Masham | Adrian S | |
| 3 | Hovingham | Hutton le Hole | Phil M | |
| 4 | Pocklington | Market Weighton | Colin Clarke | |
| 17th May | 1 | Appletreewick (early bird) | Martyn A | |
| 1A | Washburn and Thruscross | Richard W | ||
| 2 | Hovingham | Hutton le Hole | Margaret S | |
| 3 | Boroughbridge | Masham | ||
| 4 | Knaresborough | Ripley | John W | |
| 24th May | 1 | Cloughton (Malton by car) | Murray B | |
| 1A | Hockney Gallery (by car) | Roger B | ||
| 2 | Market Weighton | Folly Lakes | Phil S | |
| 3 | Knaresborough | Brimham Rocks | ||
| 4 | Wetherby | Lotherton Hall | ||
| 31st May | 1 | Sledmere | Ian Hampton | |
| 1A | Hockney Landscapes | Dave Bean | ||
| 2 | Knaresborough | Brimham Rocks | Bryan S | |
| 3 | Market Weighton | Folly Lakes | ||
| 4 | Tancred | Easingwold | ||
| 7th June | 1 | Filey (early bird) | Martyn A | |
| 1A | Druids Folly (EB) | Patrick S | ||
| 2 | Malton | Dalby | Adrian S | |
| 3 | Ripon | Thorpe Perrow | Russell B | |
| 4 | Osgodby | Blacktoft | Judy W | |
| 14th June | 1 | Rosedale Abbey | Murray B | |
| 1A | Garton in the Wolds | Patrick S | ||
| 2 | Ripon | Thorpe Perrow | Phil M | |
| 3 | Malton | Dalby | John W | |
| 4 | Allerthorpe | Goodmanham | Andrew R | |
| 21st June | 1 | Lofthouse/Masham (EB) | Ian Hampton | |
| 1A | Middleham (by car) | Roger B | ||
| 2 | Malton | Hutton Cranswick | Margaret S | |
| 3 | Howden | Humber Bridge | ||
| 4 | Thorpe Arch | Knaresborough | Bryan S | |
| 28th June | 1 | Folly Lakes | Martyn A | |
| 1A | Orchids and Wolds Railway | Sally R | ||
| 2 | Howden | Humber Bridge | Phil S | |
| 3 | Malton | Hutton Cranswick | ||
| 4 | Easingwold | Helmsley |
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