Cider Challenge Weekend
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About the race
The Cider Challenge Weekend is a multi day trail event held at Cranborne Chase Cider, Myncen Farm, Minchington, Blandford Forum, Dorset. It runs from Friday 23 July to Sunday 25 July 2027 and includes timed endurance formats, shorter trail runs and family friendly plods.
Event formats include 12 hour and 24 hour solo challenges, 24 hour relay teams, a shorter evening trail and a two lap 10 kilometre style Apple Plod. Relay teams may consist of two to five members and only one team member takes the course at a time. Timing is based on permitted durations for the 12 hour and 24 hour formats; completion is recorded by laps within those durations.
Camping is available on site with showers and toilets but no electric. Camping is charged per sleeping pitch; additional people, children and dogs on leads are not charged separately. An awning plus a van is treated as two pitches. Advance two night camping is priced at £35; there is an additional charge for on the day camping. Open flame cooking and barbecues are not permitted because conditions are dry.
Age notes and participant guidance include a minimum age of 15 for the 5k-ish event and 17 for the Apple Plod. Children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult at the plod events.
Distances and key formats: Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
- 5k-ish trail run or walk
- 12 hour solo and relay options
- 24 hour solo and team relay
- 10k-ish Apple Plod two lap course
- ~5k Tad Longer Bell and Bumble Plod (age 13+)
- ~2k Short Bell and Bumble Plod (recommended age 4+)
