Description
🚵♀️ Trail Leader Award
Formerly Level 2 Mountain Bike Leadership Training
The Trail Leader Award is designed for experienced mountain bikers looking to lead others safely on off-road terrain. Developed by British Cycling, this award is ideal for those working in the outdoor sector, volunteering at clubs, or simply seeking to enhance their skills for personal adventures.
🧭 What You’ll Learn
- Ride planning & delivery
- Group leadership techniques
- Map reading & navigation
- Accident & emergency management
- Equipment setup & trailside repairs
- Core mountain bike techniques
📍 Course Details
Courses are run across South Wales and the Forest of Dean. After training, you’ll enter a consolidation period to build experience and complete your logbook, followed by a 1-day practical assessment.
🛠️ Requirements
To complete the award and gain access to the British Cycling insurance:
- Attend training & assessment
- Complete logbook
- Hold a valid Outdoor First Aid qualification
- Hold a Safe Guarding qualifaction
James Fahy (verified owner) –
Attended this course over the weekend, after thinking i have everything i would need for a day out with a group packed in my backpack, we was soon taught by rachael how fast things could change for people and how better prepared we could all be as leaders for the unexpected, it is a great course which i have thoroughly enjoyed, and came away from knowing my areas for improvement before attending my assessment.
David Windebank –
Thanks James for the feedback, Rachel is a very highly accomplished outdoor professional and we are very luck to have her as part of the team. Any questions before assessment, just shout
Gavin Benjamin (verified owner) –
I attended the level 2 course this weekend, I had an amazing time learning new skills and building on some of the skills I already had. Top notch tutors and a weekend spent with like minded people. Really looking forward to the journey to assessment day and putting it all to use in the future.
David Windebank –
Thanks Gavin, Really glad you enjoyed yourself and learnt some new skills. If you need anything before the assessment day please shout. Cheers
Katie –
Just completed my BC MTB Leadership L2 training with Wye MTB. There was a lot of content to cover in 2 days, but this was delivered at a good pace that allowed time for discussion and questions. British Cycling also provide you with some good resources to refer to when you register on to the scheme.
Windy was an awesome instructor/coach/guide/leader!! I learnt loads about myself and my riding on the course through his regular reflection time, feedback and ‘golden nuggets!!’. The rides were set to challenge the group, which always aides learning! I felt supported throughout and most importantly I enjoyed it.
Hopefully I’ll be presenting myself for assessment soon!
Thanks Windy 👍
Katie –
Just completed my BC MTB Leadership L2 training with Wye MTB. There was a lot of content to cover in 2 days, but this was delivered at a good pace that allowed time for discussion and questions. British Cycling also provide you with some good resources to refer to when you register on to the scheme.
Windy was an awesome instructor/coach/guide/leader!! I learnt loads about myself and my riding on the course through his regular reflection time, feedback and ‘golden nuggets!!’. The rides were set to challenge the group, which always aides learning! I felt supported throughout and most importantly I enjoyed it.
Hopefully I’ll be presenting myself for assessment soon!
Thanks Windy 👍
Peter (verified owner) –
Wow that was an excellent course. Windy is a legend. The course itself is perfectly pitched and crammed full of info. The rides were highly informative as to the remit of a lvl 2 leader. All round I would highly recommend WyeMTB to anyone that is interested in the lvl 2 MTB leadership course.