Part of the Audax UK calendar these audax events are held on a specific day. They are open to all riders; decide what is right for you and challenge your limits! Unless otherwise stated they are suitable for any type of bicycle (and variants).
Dec 2025
Levels, Lumps & Lions 200
Saturday 13th: 07:30 - 21:18
An easy winter ride with just a few #wills_hills. Cross the Somerset Levels and into Dorset. Back through Longleat and finish through the 2Tunnels & along Bristol & Bath Railway Paths.
Bakehouse @ Cakesmiths, St Philips Road, Bristol, BS2 0JZ
TYPE: BR
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 205km
CLIMB: 2060m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
The Wookies & Chewie 100
Saturday 13th: 08:00 - 18:06
An easy winter ride with just a few #wills_hills. Onto the Somerset Levels, pass through Wookey & Wookey Hole before climbing over The Mendips to Chew Lake & Magna. Finish on the Whitchurch Way Railway Path into Bristol.
Bakehouse @ Cakesmiths, St Philips Road, Bristol, BS2 0JZ
TYPE: BP
Speed: 10-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 100
Actual: 106km
CLIMB: 1190m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Full Fat Festive 500
Monday 29th: 06:00 - Tuesday 30th: 17:36
Work that Xmas fat off & complete the Festive 500 in one! Be prepared for anything; from freezing cold to winter sun & blue skies to hurricane winds & rain.
Headquarters, Berwick Road, Easton, BS5 6NG
TYPE: BR
Speed: 14.3-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 500
Actual: 509km
CLIMB: 3450m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Jan 2026
Chalke & Cheese 200
Saturday 10th: 07:00 - 20:56
Day and night, fast and slow! Beautiful valleys including the Chalke with the odd hill thrown in; plus Cheddar Gorge, maybe in the dark with its looming walls. Stunning views en route, you may just see The Needles…
Warmley Station, Bristol And Bath Railway Path, Warmley, BS30 5JB
TYPE: BR
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 209km
CLIMB: 2450m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Feb 2026
Air Mail 200
Saturday 14th: 07:00 - 20:30
Head into The Cotswolds and fly along its border with the Thames Plain to Chadlington & pick up the post. Return through the Thames Water Park. Easy ride with one major #wills_hills!
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BRM
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 202km
CLIMB: 1903m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Thames Tickler 120
Saturday 14th: 08:00 - 19:36
Head into The Cotswolds to Tickle the Thames in the Thames Water Park and lunch. Only one #wills_hills!
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BP
Speed: 10-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 100
Actual: 119km
CLIMB: 917m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Mar 2026
Chasing after the Sorcerer 200
Saturday 14th: 07:00 - 20:56
Chasing after the Sorcerer takes you south from Bristol to the West Wessex Downs before into the magical Wyl[y]e Valley then climb onto Cranbourne Chase. Returning via more #wills_hills.
Warmley Station, Bristol And Bath Railway Path, Warmley, BS30 5JB
TYPE: BR
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 209km
CLIMB: 3022m
AAA: 3.00
Silver Grimpeur
Wyches & Wizards 120
Saturday 14th: 08:00 - 20:12
Wyches & Wizards takes you south from Bristol to the West Wessex Downs with views of Glastonbury Tor and Alfred’s Tower. A halfway stop at Bradley Pantry before returning through Longleat and more #wills_hills.
Warmley Station, Bristol And Bath Railway Path, Warmley, BS30 5JB
TYPE: BR
Speed: 10-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 100
Actual: 122km
CLIMB: 1785m
AAA: 1.75
Bronze Grimpeur
Apr 2026
Bill’s Easton Connection 300
Saturday 11th: 06:00 - Sunday 12th: 02:00
Head to the coast for the Easton connection & Portland Bill. Return along the Jurassic Coast & via Gold Hill in Shaftesbury. #wills_hills & views in good supply, 3 different railway paths included.
Felix Road Adventure Playground, Felix Road, Easton, BS5 0JW
TYPE: BRM
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 300
Actual: 308km
CLIMB: 4950m
AAA: 5.00
Apex Grimpeur
Missed Connection 160
Saturday 11th: 08:00 - 21:12
Head to the coast… Fiddlesticks you’ve missed your connection! Head to Gold Hill in Shaftesbury before returning through Longleat Estate. #wills_hills & views, 3 different railway paths include.
Felix Road Adventure Playground, Felix Road, Easton, BS5 0JW
TYPE: BP
Speed: 12.5-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 150
Actual: 165km
CLIMB: 2200m
AAA: 2.00
Silver Grimpeur
Jun 2026
Plains, Trains & no more Automobiles 200
Saturday 13th: 07:00 - 20:30
Salisbury Plain, steam trains, & neolithic Avebury, Woodhenge & Stonehenge; approach on the byway with the best views and leave on the old closed main road. A rolling route with a few #wills_hills at the end for good measure!
Warmley Station, Bristol And Bath Railway Path, Warmley, BS30 5JB
TYPE: BRM
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 208km
CLIMB: 2153m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Jul 2026
Exe Barnstaple Branch 400
Saturday 11th: 04:00 - Sunday 12th: 08:25
2nd running of Exe Barnstaple Branch 400. All aboard to Bishop’s Lydeard Station before traversing the northern coastline of Exmoor. Use the old Barnstaple branch-line and head home via The Blackdown Hills.
The Ostrich, Lower Guinea Street, Redcliffe, BS1 6TJ
TYPE: BR
Speed: 14.3-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 400
Actual: 407km
CLIMB: 6698m
AAA: 6.75
Apex Grimpeur
Down & Black 200
Saturday 11th: 07:00 - 21:04
Down & Black 200 – All aboard to Bishop’s Lydeard Station over The Mendips & Quantocks. Head south into The Black Down Hills to Winsham Jubilee Hall before home over The Mendips once more.
The Ostrich, Lower Guinea Street, Redcliffe, BS1 6TJ
TYPE: BR
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 211km
CLIMB: 2900m
AAA: 3.00
Silver Grimpeur
Aug 2026
Devilishly Elegant 600
Saturday 29th: 04:00 - Sunday 30th: 22:34
The inaugural 600 #wills_hills fest! Journeying up through England and back through Wales. It’ll test your legs and your mental fortitude but the scenery will pay dividends. Do you accept the devilishly elegant challenge?
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BR
Speed: 14.3-20kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 600
Actual: 612km
CLIMB: 10509m
AAA: 10.50
Apex Grimpeur
Gravel before the Romans! 200
Sunday 30th: 07:00 - 21:46
Head off over the Severn Bridge into the Wye Valley and use the Tidenham Tunnel and old railway line north to Biblins. Cross back over the Severn and into The Cotswolds for some Roman Fosse Way. Easy gravel included!
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BR
Speed: 14.3-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 211km
CLIMB: 2708m
AAA: 2.25
Bronze Grimpeur
Wye Gravel? 120
Sunday 30th: 07:30 - 22:45
Head off over the Severn Bridge into the Wye Valley and use the Tidenham Tunnel, the old railway line & bridleways north to Biblins. Back down the valley scaling its sides for forest tracks. Gravel included!
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BP
Speed: 8-20kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 100
Actual: 122km
CLIMB: 2019m
AAA: 2.00
Silver Grimpeur