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Event Information For ' London to Edinburgh trial'
Date: 02 October 2026-03 October 2026
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Car Information
As Autumn approaches, the Edinburgh Trial is famously known as ‘the tough one’. Packed into 200 miles are 20 of the toughest sections in any MCC trial. No other MCC event comes close to the Edinburgh’s 10 sections before breakfast at dawn in the High Peak. As the day progresses, the sections get harder with Hob Hays scramble across the moor. This is followed by Corkscrew’s rocks and hairpins before the climax at the blue riband section. The Edinburgh is a tough trial, the sections are close together and there are no A roads between them to catch your breath. The route takes in the barren high moors and dark dales of the Peak District. You’ll use unsurfaced, ancient graves roads and coach roads, disused railway lines, simple sheep tracks, fords and Irish bridges. Plus it always rains at some point! The Edinburgh is tough on bikes, cars and competitors. If you want to compete but your last trial was too hard, if you’re new, have a precious car or bike, or age is taking its toll, then opt for class O. We’ve eased the challenge and removed the roughest, steepest bits but you’ll still have 175 miles of great roads and fabulous sections to negotiate. For those with limited time, the Derbyshire daylight class starts at 8.30am Saturday morning and offers 10 hard sections on the same route as everybody else. This year, the Edinburgh celebrates its 120th anniversary. No other motorsport event in the world is this old and yet still attracts the very best riders and drivers to test themselves and their machines against a combination of the hardest sections, toughest terrain and often the worst weather. Early origins The Edinburgh Trial was the first of the club’s big three trials. Starting out from central London in 1904 motor cyclists had just 24 hours to reach Edinburgh city centre.
About London to Edinburgh trial
It was a brave decision in 1904 by the fledgling Motor Cycling Club to inaugurate a competition which involved motorcycles travelling from London to Edinburgh in a limited time. Nowadays - It’s not in Edinburgh! Experience sunrise as you navigate your way round picturesque Derbyshire villages and take on some of the counties famous scrambles.Location: London towards Edinburgh inc Derbyshire
Area: Derbyshire Staffordshire and Cheshire
Region: London+South East
Postcode:WS14 9JE
Organiser Information
The MCC. November 1901. In a dimly lit London Café half a dozen enthusiasts for the new fangled motor cycle met and decided there should be an association for their fellow enthusiasts and so the Motor Cycling Club was born.
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Contact Address: Not given - please use e-mail
View Website: http://www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk/
Email Address: peterlawley@talktalk.net
Admission
Standard Admission (£): See organiser
Admission with classic car (£): See organiser
