Darwen Trials Club will organise an Open trial for solo motorcycles, held under the Rules of the AMCA, the following Supplementary Regulations and any Final Instructions issued for the meeting. Please take the time to carefully read any specific Safety Procedures and Notes produced by Darwen Trials Club which form part of the Supplementary Regulations. There will also be a Riders Briefing which all riders must attend ten minutes before the official start time.

PERMIT: AMCA 2026/4774

DATE: 12th April, 2026

ELIGIBILITY: All riders must be members of an AMCA affiliated club.

START / VENUE: 10:30 at Warmden Quarry, Accrington , BB5 2DL

DIRECTIONS:

From the M65 Leave the M65 at Junction 8 (signposted Bury, Manchester A56), take the exit for the A56 and travel towards Haslingden for approximately 2 miles. Leave this road when you see a sign for Mitchell's House WTW. Park through the gate. From Haslingden Follow the A56 towards the M65 motorway. After passing the roundabout at Rising Bridge, you will pass Warmden Quarry to your right as you drop down towards the M65. Keep on the A56 until you come to a roundabout at Huncoat. Leave the A56 here then follow the signs to rejoin it in the opposite direction. As you climb the hill you will see a sign marked 'Mitchells House WTW'. Leave the road here and park beyond the cattle grid.

Silent Start - At the landowner's request, please do NOT start engines until you are off the road. 
Bikes MUST be pushed across the road from the parking area.
No practising on this land.
Avoid parking on the grassy banks in wet conditions.

INCONSIDERATE AND ILLEGAL USE LOSES LAND!

WHAT3WORDS: winemaker.situated.voucher 

CLASSES: Adult,Youth

COURSES: Expert,Intermediate,Novice,50/50,Easy

OFFICIALS: Clerk of the Course: Barry Sanderson
Secretary of the Meeting (To whom all correspondence regarding this event shall be addressed): Alex Sykes
 darwen@trialmonster.uk
  07910765467 - before 9pm
Point of Contact for Child Protection Matters: Secretary of the Meeting.

ENTRIES: Adult entry fee: £20
Youth entry fee: £15
Providing the entry limit is not reached, entry on the day will be available at this event and will be subject to a £5 surcharge per entry.
Enter through TrialMonster
Opening date for entries: 6:00pm April 1st, 2026
Closing date for entries: 6:00pm April 11th, 2026

RESULTS: Will be published on the trialmonster.uk website

COURSE: Will comprise one or more laps of a course all on private land. No practising on this land before or after the event. The number of laps and sections will be announced at a riders’ briefing immediately before the event start.

SECTION MARKING AND SCORING: This trial will be a Non-Stop trial.

Main route (usually Novice) is marked by bLue (Left) and Red (Right) markers with deviations for other routes as follows. Easy route - Pink, Intermediate - White, Expert - Yellow. 

The 50/50 route will ride a combination of Easy and Novice section and will attempt the easier route unless a '50/50' marker is shown at the section 'Begins' cards. The number of sections, laps and any changes will be announced at a briefing ten minutes before the start of the trial.

A machine will be deemed to be in the section when the front wheel spindle has passed the Section Begins card and marks will be awarded until the front wheel spindle has passed the Section Ends card. Marks lost will conform to the Clean-1-2-3-5 system. Further details can be found in the AMCA Trials Rule Book.