Some trip load is easy to miss when travel day, movement, accommodation, schedule, recovery and flexibility are considered separately. Answer eight questions about one reasonably defined trip. The scan looks for pressures that may be connected, then shows what to protect, reduce, verify or keep optional.

Start the Trip Load Scan

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Use this when you know part of the route, dates, accommodation or itinerary. If your trip is still vague, start with the Free Mini-Check.

This tool checks the trip plan, not your health or medical fitness to travel.

The scan

Check the trip as it is planned now.

Choose the answer that best matches the trip as it is planned now. There are no right or wrong answers. The result is a planning signal, not a score.

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Answer all eight questions before building your summary.

1. Travel day

What will the full door-to-door journey involve, including waiting and transfers?

LighterShort or direct, with predictable seating, access, and breaks. Some loadOne or two parts need extra planning. HeavierLong journey, several transfers, long waits, or little control over breaks.

2. Movement and access

How much walking, standing, stair use, terrain, luggage, or movement between places is built in?

LighterShort distances, easy access, and straightforward transport between key places. Some loadSome long distances, stairs, queues, or transport changes. HeavierFrequent walking or standing, difficult terrain, luggage, or few accessible options.

3. Sensory and surroundings

How much noise, light, crowding, heat, cold, motion, or unfamiliar surroundings are likely?

LighterMostly predictable and similar to places you usually manage. Some loadSome parts may need quieter timing, a different route, or a backup. HeavierSeveral strong exposures may be difficult to avoid or recover from.

4. Schedule and decisions

How full or fixed is the itinerary?

LighterOne main priority, enough breathing room, and few fixed times. Some loadSome fixed plans or busy periods, with little room to move them. HeavierEarly starts, late finishes, back-to-back bookings, or many decisions.

5. Accommodation and location

How easy will it be to rest and get back to the accommodation?

LighterGood access, a useful location, and a realistic place to rest. Some loadSome details are unclear or add extra distance and effort. HeavierLikely access problems, poor rest, or a difficult journey back.

6. Practical roles and coordination

How many practical trip roles or change decisions need agreement with another person?

No material dependencyThe key route, timing and change decisions are already owned. One role to agreeOne transport, booking, hosting or communication role needs an owner. Several roles to agreeSeveral practical roles or change decisions still need owners.

7. Recovery space

Where is recovery time built in—before leaving, after arrival, between demanding days, and after coming home?

LighterThere is time to rest after the main demanding parts. Some loadSome rest time is planned, but one important gap remains. HeavierThere is little or no recovery time around the demanding parts.

8. Flexibility and fallback options

How easy will it be to shorten or change the plan?

LighterThe important parts are flexible, and a lower-load option is ready. Some loadSome plans can change, but fixed bookings or expectations remain. HeavierMost plans are fixed, costly to change, or have no workable backup.

Your easier version to keep ready (optional)

Note where you can pause, how you can get back, what you will drop first, who needs to know, and the one part you most want to protect.

If you choose Save: your answers stay in this browser on this device. If you later open the Starter Kit here, TBL can prepare a limited draft using the trip name, dates, what matters most, your easier version and the structured trip facts. You review it before anything is imported.

Your Trip Load Scan result

Answer all eight questions to see your summary. The result describes the trip plan, not your health. It is not a medical or safety score.

Your plan signal

What may be connected

Protect

Reduce

Verify

Keep optional

Protect recovery space

What to do next

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After the scan

Use the smallest next step that fits the result.

If one or two changes are enough, make them and stop there. If several parts of the trip need to change together, use the Starter Kit route shown in your result to bring those decisions into one Trip Action Plan.

About this result

The Trip Load Scan describes the current trip plan. It does not assess medical fitness to travel or provide medical advice. For health questions, use your own clinician.

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