Embarking on Your First Long Distance Trial: Essential Tips and Insights

One rider's perspective of the 102nd Lands End Long Distance Trial 2026 organised by the Motor Cycling Club. Challenging sections, thick mud, smiling faces, favourable weather, great camaraderie, great organisation and just an overall fabulous micro adventure once again! AvVida Micro Adventures - Life is an adventure.

Rain, mud, plenty of fun, and a Scorpa TY125 that just keeps purring. The 2026 Exmoor Long Distance Trial delivered mud baths, slippery steps, and the kind of camaraderie you only find in a rain-soaked trial. Follow along for the full section-by-section report, including why the "Holdridge Hell" lived up to its name and how we managed to limp a flat-tired Serow back to the Old Station House Inn just in time for dinner! AvVida Micro Adventures - Life is an Adventure!