Wheel Easy organises regular monthly ‘Awaydays’ from March to October giving the opportunity to cycle many of the parts of North Yorkshire and beyond not normally reached from the Harrogate Showground. The Awaydays generally cater for the Medium category in the regular weekly club rides, but we like to make a day of it and all are welcome. The only requirement is to get yourself and your bike to the start point (usually a public car park) although we try to help those who do not have transport to get a lift.
Please read on in the paragraphs below for more information on the main Awaydays programme. For those keen to ride at a brisk pace there are also Brisk Awaydays, run along similar lines:
- Brisk Awaydays, catering for those who like to ride longer distances at a brisk pace, are organised separately using the Brisk Group WhatsApp group. These rides are generally planned for the same days as the main Awaydays. For more information or to be added to the Brisk Group WhatsApp group, please email . Details are also available on the ride calendar.
Awayday Format
The Awaydays take place once a month between March and October, usually on the third Wednesday, and each is a full day out with lunch and often a morning coffee stop. We meet up at the starting point, generally within 1 to 1.5 hours drive from Harrogate, and set off in groups on the selected route (offers of volunteer group leaders are always gratefully received). The routes are usually around 35/40 miles and between 2000ft to 3000ft of climbing over the day.
Ride information for each Awayday will be posted on the club web-site and may be found following links in the table below which will be active when details become available, usually by the end of the previous month. An announcement will be made in the club newsletter for each upcoming Awayday and a reminder will also be sent to the existing Awayday email distribution list (usually a few days before the newsletter goes out). To sign up for the outing, simply send an email to ; confirmation will also be by email. The rides are limited to 24 riders, split into 2 or 3 groups and places are booked on a ‘first come first served’ basis. If over-subscribed a reserve list will be maintained.
Routes
The success of the Awaydays programme is down to the volunteers who plan and test out the routes. We have had many great rides planned by Club Members and we are always looking for people to offer to plan and lead a ride, or simply to suggest a favourite area that you would recommend. We are happy to help with planning etc. and can help sorting out the route details, publishing the information on the web-page and organising group leaders. If you’d like to suggest a route then please send an email to .
Awayday Archives
If you do have a favourite area in mind then the chances are that we have already been there. Previous routes can be found in the Awaydays Archive which provides a rich seam of tried and tested Awayday routes.
In addition an Awayday gallery was introduced on the club web-site last year as a repository for the many photos taken on the Awaydays.
2026 Programme
The programme for the 2026 season is taking shape and proposed dates are shown in the table below. This will be updated as details are finalised throughout the season.
| Date | Route/Start | Length/Climb |
| March 18th | Easingwold | 34 miles / 2000ft |
| April 15th | Northallerton | 47 miles / 1800ft |
| May 20th | Downham | 37 miles / 3300ft |
| June 17th | Richmond | 41 miles / 3000ft |
| July 15th | Skipton | 38 miles / 3000ft |
| August 19th | Pocklington | 40 miles / 2000ft |
| September 16th | Grassington | 41 miles / 3200ft |
| October 21st | Thirsk | 40 miles / 2600ft |
Contact
If you have any questions or would like to propose a route then please contact Doug Higgins via e-mail:
