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 differs between rides and through the seasons. As a guide:
- Ride 1: Faster
Average Speed 13 – 15 mph
Summer Distance 75 – 100 miles (elevenses & lunch stops)
Winter Distance 50 – 65 miles (lunch only) - Ride 1A: Medium
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) - Rides 2 & 3: Slower
Average Speed 11 – 12 mph
Summer Distance 70 – 100 miles (elevenses & lunch)
Winter Distance 40 – 65 miles (elevenses & lunch) - Ride 4: Slowest (and shortest)
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 Rides area of the York Wednesday Wheelers’ Forum.
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.
| 2023 | RIDE | ELEVENSES | LUNCH | LEADER |
| 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 | Lincolnshire Wolds (by car) | Roger B | ||
| 2 | Malton | Hutton Cranswick | Dave C | |
| 3 | Howden | Humber Bridge | Phil S | |
| 4 | Thorpe Arch | Knaresborough | Bryan S | |
| 28th June | 1 | Folly Lakes | Martyn A | |
| 1A | Orchids and Wolds Railway | Sally R | ||
| 2 | Howden | Humber Bridge | ||
| 3 | Malton | Hutton Cranswick | Margaret S | |
| 4 | Osgodby | Blacktoft | Judy W |
July – September 2023
| 2023 | RIDE | ELEVENSES | LUNCH | LEADER |
| 5th July | 1 | Settle (car to Ilkley) | Murray B | |
| 1A | Driffield | Bridlington Priory (EB) | ||
| 2 | Allerthorpe | Beverley | ||
| 3 | Pocklington | Fridaythorpe (Hockney Landscapes) | Dave Bean | |
| 4 | Thorp Arch | Allerton Bywater | Nick F | |
| 12th July | 1 | Scarborough (early bird) | Ian Hampton | |
| 1A | Ledsham, Ledstone & St Aidens | Sally R | ||
| 2 | Pocklington | Fridaythorpe (Hockney Landscapes) | Dave Bean | |
| 3 | Allerthorpe | Beverley | ||
| 4 | Osgodby | Howden | ||
| 19th July | 1 | Cloughton (Malton by car) | Murray B | |
| 1A | Osmotherley (EB) | Colin L | ||
| 2 | Pocklington | Burton Agnes | John W | |
| 3 | Boroughbridge | Ripon | Phil M | |
| 4 | Pocklington | Market Weighton | ||
| 26th July | 1 | Humber Bridge (EB) | ||
| 1A | WW2 Plane Crash sites | Richard W | ||
| 2 | Boroughbridge | Ripon | ||
| 3 | Pocklington | Burton Agnes | Adrian S | |
| 4 | Wetherby | Boroughbridge | Nick F | |
| 2nd August | 1 | Brimham Rocks | Ian Hampton | |
| 1A | Olicana Roman Fort (Ilkley) (EB) | |||
| 2 | Pocklington | Driffield | ||
| 3 | Wetherby | Roundhay Park | Nick W | |
| 4 | Thorp Arch | Birkin | ||
| 9th August | 1 | Hornsea (early bird) | Murray B | |
| 1A | TBC | |||
| 2 | Wetherby | Roundhay Park | ||
| 3 | Pocklington | Driffield | ||
| 4 | Castle Howard Arboretum | Malton | ||
| 16th August | 1 | High Mill/Church Houses | ||
| 1A | Tan Hill (by car) | Roger B | ||
| 2 | Thorp Arch/Wetherby | Otley/Ilkley | ||
| 3 | Easingwold | Thirsk | Phil M | |
| 4 | Knaresborough | Ripley | Nick F | |
| 23rd August | 1 | Beverley | Ian Hampton | |
| 1A | Collingham | Temple Newsam | Colin L | |
| 2 | Easingwold | Thirsk | John W | |
| 3 | Thorp Arch/Wetherby | Otley/Ilkley | ||
| 4 | Selby | Kellingley | ||
| 30th August | 1 | Pately Bridge (by car) | Murray B | |
| 1A | Wheeldale & Egton (EB) | |||
| 2 | Castle Howard Arboretum | Cropton/Rosedale | Adrian S | |
| 3 | Pocklington | Goodmanham | ||
| 4 | Easingwold | Thirsk | Judy W | |
| 6th September | 1 | Pately Bridge | ||
| 1A | Yorkshire Sculpture Park (£6 entry) | Patrick S | ||
| 2 | Pocklington | Goodmanham | Ginny W | |
| 3 | Castle Howard Arboretum | Cropton/Rosedale | ||
| 4 | Bishop Wilton | Pocklington | ||
| 13th September | 1 | Egton Bridge (early bird) | Ian Hampton | |
| 1A | Middleham (by car) | Roger B | ||
| 2 | Wetherby | Fewston | John W | |
| 3 | Osgodby | Blacktoft | ||
| 4 | Wetherby | Sherburn in Elmet | ||
| 20th September | 1 | Temple Newsam | Murray B | |
| 1A | TBC | |||
| 2 | Osgodby | Blacktoft | Phil M | |
| 3 | Wetherby | Fewston | ||
| 4 | Easingwold | Boroughbridge | Judy W | |
| 27th September | 1 | Harewood | ||
| 1A | How Stean Gorge | Dave W | ||
| 2 | Malton | Pickering | ||
| 3 | Ripley | Pately Bridge | ||
| 4 | Thorp Arch | Lotherton |
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