Bikes, Boulders & a Bit of a Soaking – Final Day at the Reeth 3 Day Trial
The curtain came down on the 2025 Reeth 3 Day Trial with a splash — quite literally. Today’s final leg sent riders deep into the rivers and streams of Swaledale, and it served up some of the most photogenic moments of the whole weekend. If you like your trials riding with a side of spray and slipperiness, this was the day for it.
The water sections are always a crowd favourite — equal parts skill, chaos and spectacle — and they didn’t disappoint. From clean lines carved over slick rocks to full-on submersions, riders threw everything at the final sections of this epic weekend. Bikes bounced, boots slipped, and more than a few helmets took an unexpected dip.
I spent much of the day photographing around the beck sections, where the light filtered beautifully through the trees and the riverbed glistened just enough to make things interesting (and treacherous). The camera was working overtime to keep up with the action — fast shutter to freeze the spray, close framing to capture those moments of concentration or collapse.
There’s a real honesty to water sections. They show everything — confidence, hesitation, control, and sometimes just plain luck. And it’s where you often see the best rider reactions too: laughs after a fall, frustration after a slip, and total focus when it all goes right.
Today also had that end-of-event feeling in the air. Mud-splattered faces smiling at the finish, tired bodies loading bikes back onto vans, and a general sense that something memorable had just been completed. Three days, dozens of sections, hundreds of competitors, and countless stories. That’s what makes the Reeth 3 Day such a special event on the trials calendar.
Massive thanks again to Richmond Motor Club, the landowners, the dedicated team of observers who stood in rivers all day with clipboards in hand, and every volunteer who makes this extraordinary event possible year after year.
All the images from the two days I covered can be seen at: https://gallery.scenicview.co.uk/gallery/reeth3day
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