diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailBookmarks.test.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailBookmarks.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a74146ddaee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailBookmarks.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { DataTrail } from './DataTrail';
+import { DataTrailsBookmarks } from './DataTrailBookmarks';
+import { getTrailStore, DataTrailBookmark } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
+
+jest.mock('./TrailStore/TrailStore', () => ({
+  getTrailStore: jest.fn(),
+  getBookmarkKey: jest.fn(() => 'bookmark-key'),
+}));
+
+const onSelect = jest.fn();
+const onDelete = jest.fn();
+
+describe('DataTrailsBookmarks', () => {
+  const trail = new DataTrail({});
+  const bookmark: DataTrailBookmark = { urlValues: { key: '1', metric: '' }, createdAt: Date.now() };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    onSelect.mockClear();
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [],
+      getTrailForBookmark: jest.fn(),
+    }));
+  });
+
+  it('does not render if there are no bookmarks', () => {
+    render(<DataTrailsBookmarks onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Or view bookmarks')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the bookmarks header and toggle button', () => {
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [bookmark],
+      recent: [],
+    }));
+    render(<DataTrailsBookmarks onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Or view bookmarks')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('bookmarkCarrot')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('toggles the bookmark list when the toggle button is clicked', () => {
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [bookmark],
+      recent: [],
+      getTrailForBookmark: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(trail),
+    }));
+    render(<DataTrailsBookmarks onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    const button = screen.getByLabelText('bookmarkCarrot');
+    fireEvent.click(button);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Select metric')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    fireEvent.click(button);
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Select metric')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('calls onDelete when the delete button is clicked', () => {
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [bookmark],
+      recent: [],
+      getTrailForBookmark: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(trail),
+    }));
+    render(<DataTrailsBookmarks onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('bookmarkCarrot'));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('Remove bookmark'));
+    expect(onDelete).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailBookmarks.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailBookmarks.tsx
index 8c13f5d6e3f..501bd2e7c9a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailBookmarks.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailBookmarks.tsx
@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { SceneComponentProps } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { IconButton, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 
 import { DataTrailCard } from './DataTrailCard';
-import { DataTrailsHome } from './DataTrailsHome';
 import { getTrailStore, getBookmarkKey } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
 
-interface Props extends SceneComponentProps<DataTrailsHome> {
+type Props = {
+  onSelect: (index: number) => void;
   onDelete: (index: number) => void;
-}
+};
 
-export function DataTrailsBookmarks({ model, onDelete }: Props) {
+export function DataTrailsBookmarks({ onSelect, onDelete }: Props) {
   const [toggleBookmark, setToggleBookmark] = useState(false);
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ export function DataTrailsBookmarks({ model, onDelete }: Props) {
         </div>
         <IconButton
           name={toggleBookmark ? 'angle-up' : 'angle-down'}
-          size="xxxl"
+          size="xl"
           aria-label="bookmarkCarrot"
           variant="secondary"
           onClick={() => setToggleBookmark(!toggleBookmark)}
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ export function DataTrailsBookmarks({ model, onDelete }: Props) {
               <DataTrailCard
                 key={getBookmarkKey(bookmark)}
                 bookmark={bookmark}
-                onSelect={() => model.onSelectBookmark(index)}
+                onSelect={() => onSelect(index)}
                 onDelete={() => onDelete(index)}
               />
             );
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailCard.test.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailCard.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c13a9470788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailCard.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { DataTrail } from './DataTrail';
+import { DataTrailCard } from './DataTrailCard';
+import { DataTrailBookmark } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
+
+jest.mock('./utils', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('./utils'),
+  getDataSource: jest.fn(() => 'Test DataSource'),
+  getDataSourceName: jest.fn(() => 'Test DataSource Name'),
+}));
+
+describe('DataTrailCard', () => {
+  // trail is a recent metric exploration
+  const trail = new DataTrail({ key: '1', metric: 'Test Recent Exploration' });
+  // bookmark is a data trail stored in a url
+  const bookmark: DataTrailBookmark = { urlValues: { key: '1', metric: 'Test Bookmark' }, createdAt: Date.now() };
+  const onSelect = jest.fn();
+  const onDelete = jest.fn();
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    onSelect.mockClear();
+    onDelete.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the card with recent metric exploration', () => {
+    render(<DataTrailCard trail={trail} onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Test Recent Exploration')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the card with bookmark', () => {
+    render(<DataTrailCard bookmark={bookmark} onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Test Bookmark')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('calls onSelect when the card is clicked', () => {
+    render(<DataTrailCard bookmark={bookmark} onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Test Bookmark'));
+    expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('calls onDelete when the delete button is clicked', () => {
+    render(<DataTrailCard bookmark={bookmark} onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('deleteButton'));
+    expect(onDelete).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('truncates singular long label in recent explorations', () => {
+    const longLabel =
+      'aajalsdkfaldkjfalskdjfalsdkjfalsdkjflaskjdflaskjdflaskjdflaskjdflasjkdflaskjdflaskjdflaskjflaskdjfldaskjflasjflaskdjflaskjflasjflaskfjalsdfjlskdjflaskjdflajkfjfalkdfjaverylongalskdjlalsjflajkfklsajdfalskjdflkasjdflkadjf';
+    const bookmarkWithLongLabel: DataTrailBookmark = {
+      urlValues: { key: '1', metric: 'metric', 'var-filters': `zone|=|${longLabel}` },
+      createdAt: Date.now(),
+    };
+    render(<DataTrailCard bookmark={bookmarkWithLongLabel} onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('...', { exact: false })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('truncates long list of labels after 3 lines in recent explorations', () => {
+    const bookmarkWithLongLabel: DataTrailBookmark = {
+      urlValues: {
+        key: '1',
+        metric: 'metric',
+        // labels are in a comma separated list
+        'var-filters': `zone|=|averylonglabeltotakeupspace,zone=averylonglabeltotakeupspace,zone1=averylonglabeltotakeupspace,zone2=averylonglabeltotakeupspace,zone3=averylonglabeltotakeupspace,zone4=averylonglabeltotakeupspace`,
+      },
+      createdAt: Date.now(),
+    };
+    render(<DataTrailCard bookmark={bookmarkWithLongLabel} onSelect={onSelect} onDelete={onDelete} />);
+    // to test the non-existence of a truncated label we need queryByText
+    const truncatedLabel = screen.queryByText('zone4');
+    expect(truncatedLabel).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailCard.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailCard.tsx
index c671104c6e7..52d130172fd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailCard.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailCard.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export function DataTrailCard(props: Props) {
                 className={styles.secondary}
                 tooltip="Remove bookmark"
                 onClick={onDelete}
+                data-testid="deleteButton"
               />
             </Card.SecondaryActions>
           )}
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.test.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6e96d2b874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { AdHocFiltersVariable, sceneGraph, SceneObjectRef, SceneVariableSet } from '@grafana/scenes';
+
+import { DataTrail } from './DataTrail';
+import { DataTrailsHome } from './DataTrailsHome';
+import { getTrailStore } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
+import { VAR_FILTERS } from './shared';
+
+jest.mock('./TrailStore/TrailStore', () => ({
+  getTrailStore: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe('DataTrailsHome', () => {
+  let scene: DataTrailsHome;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const filtersVariable = new AdHocFiltersVariable({ name: VAR_FILTERS });
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [],
+    }));
+    scene = new DataTrailsHome({
+      $variables: new SceneVariableSet({
+        variables: [filtersVariable],
+      }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('renders the start button', () => {
+    render(<scene.Component model={scene} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("Let's start!")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the learn more button and checks its href', () => {
+    render(<scene.Component model={scene} />);
+    const learnMoreButton = screen.getByText('Learn more');
+    expect(learnMoreButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(learnMoreButton.closest('a')).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      'https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/explore/explore-metrics/'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('does not show recent metrics and bookmarks headers for first time user', () => {
+    render(<scene.Component model={scene} />);
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Or view a recent exploration')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Or view bookmarks')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('separator')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('truncates singular long label in recent explorations', () => {
+    const trail = new DataTrail({});
+    function getFilterVar() {
+      const variable = sceneGraph.lookupVariable(VAR_FILTERS, trail);
+      if (variable instanceof AdHocFiltersVariable) {
+        return variable;
+      }
+      throw new Error('getFilterVar failed');
+    }
+    const filtersVariable = getFilterVar();
+    const longLabel = 'averylongalskdjlalsjflajkfklsajdfalskjdflkasjdflkadjf';
+    filtersVariable.setState({
+      filters: [{ key: 'zone', operator: '=', value: longLabel }],
+    });
+    const trailWithResolveMethod = new SceneObjectRef(trail);
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [trailWithResolveMethod],
+    }));
+    render(<scene.Component model={scene} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('...', { exact: false })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.tsx
index a7c6e9d3859..fd9abab0bf4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsHome.tsx
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ export class DataTrailsHome extends SceneObjectBase<DataTrailsHomeState> {
             </div>
           </Stack>
         </div>
-        <DataTrailsRecentMetrics model={model} />
-        <DataTrailsBookmarks model={model} onDelete={onDelete} />
+        <DataTrailsRecentMetrics onSelect={model.onSelectRecentTrail} />
+        <DataTrailsBookmarks onSelect={model.onSelectBookmark} onDelete={onDelete} />
       </div>
     );
   };
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsRecentMetrics.test.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsRecentMetrics.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c3d4560f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsRecentMetrics.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { SceneObjectRef } from '@grafana/scenes';
+
+import { DataTrail } from './DataTrail';
+import { DataTrailsRecentMetrics } from './DataTrailsRecentMetrics';
+import { getTrailStore } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
+
+jest.mock('./TrailStore/TrailStore', () => ({
+  getTrailStore: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const onSelect = jest.fn();
+
+describe('DataTrailsRecentMetrics', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    onSelect.mockClear();
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [],
+    }));
+  });
+
+  it('renders the recent metrics header if there is at least one recent metric', () => {
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '1' } }),
+        },
+      ],
+    }));
+    render(<DataTrailsRecentMetrics onSelect={onSelect} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Or view a recent exploration')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('does not show the "Show more" button if there are 3 or fewer recent metrics', () => {
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '1' } }),
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '2' } }),
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '3' } }),
+        },
+      ],
+    }));
+    render(<DataTrailsRecentMetrics onSelect={onSelect} />);
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Show more')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('shows the "Show more" button if there are more than 3 recent metrics', () => {
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '1' } }),
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '2' } }),
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '3' } }),
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '4' } }),
+        },
+      ],
+    }));
+    render(<DataTrailsRecentMetrics onSelect={onSelect} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Show more')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('toggles between "Show more" and "Show less" when the button is clicked', () => {
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '1' } }),
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '2' } }),
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '3' } }),
+        },
+        {
+          resolve: () => ({ state: { key: '4' } }),
+        },
+      ],
+    }));
+    render(<DataTrailsRecentMetrics onSelect={onSelect} />);
+    const button = screen.getByText('Show more');
+    fireEvent.click(button);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Show less')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    fireEvent.click(button);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Show more')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('selecting a recent exploration card takes you to the metric', () => {
+    const trail = new DataTrail({ key: '1', metric: 'select me' });
+    const trailWithResolveMethod = new SceneObjectRef(trail);
+    (getTrailStore as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      bookmarks: [],
+      recent: [trailWithResolveMethod],
+    }));
+    render(<DataTrailsRecentMetrics onSelect={onSelect} />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('select me'));
+    expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(trail);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsRecentMetrics.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsRecentMetrics.tsx
index 4a62124b669..cae68d8060a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsRecentMetrics.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/DataTrailsRecentMetrics.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { SceneComponentProps } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { Button, useStyles2, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 
+import { DataTrail } from './DataTrail';
 import { DataTrailCard } from './DataTrailCard';
-import { DataTrailsHome } from './DataTrailsHome';
 import { getTrailStore } from './TrailStore/TrailStore';
 
-export function DataTrailsRecentMetrics({ model }: SceneComponentProps<DataTrailsHome>) {
+type Props = { onSelect: (trail: DataTrail) => void };
+
+export function DataTrailsRecentMetrics({ onSelect }: Props) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const recentMetrics = getTrailStore().recent;
   const theme = useTheme2();
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export function DataTrailsRecentMetrics({ model }: SceneComponentProps<DataTrail
               <DataTrailCard
                 key={(resolvedTrail.state.key || '') + index}
                 trail={resolvedTrail}
-                onSelect={() => model.onSelectRecentTrail(resolvedTrail)}
+                onSelect={() => onSelect(resolvedTrail)}
               />
             );
           })}