The tempting challenge of Dartmoor running

There are few tougher terrains for the weekend runner than an event on Dartmoor and the schedule for 2025 is as packed as ever.

Up there with the most enjoyable and challenging is the Dartmoor Discovery 32-Mile Ultra Marathon on Saturday, June 7. The race starts and finishes in Princetown. The 32-mile 899 yard course takes you up and down some of the toughest hills that Dartmoor has to offer.

A tad gentler and taking place this weekend (Sunday, March 9) is the Granite Way 10 and 20 mile running event along the Granite Way footpath and cycleway through Devon with fantastic views of Dartmoor and the surrounding countryside.

This event is ideal for runners training for a spring Marathon or Half Marathon, offering either a 10 mile (one lap) or 20 mile (two lap) race option to test your training progress and the chance to run through a unique landscape in a beautiful part of Devon’s countryside.

These are just two of the many superb Dartmoor running events planned for 2025, more to come in future editions of The Moorlander. Running on the Moors is never easy but the scenery and sense of satisfaction at the end makes it all worthwhile.