Dark Dorset 10
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Event overview
The Dark Dorset 10 is a twilight, off-road 10k run held on Saturday 8 November 2025 at Eastbury Park, Tarrant Gunville, Blandford, Dorset (DT11 8JQ). The start and finish are in the park in front of Eastbury House. Entries are limited to 200. Canicross is not permitted. Medals, trophies and refreshments are provided.
Route and location
The course follows an entirely off-road route through woods and into the park at Chettle, then returns via Bloody Shard Gate and past the Chettle Long barrow before finishing back at Eastbury Park. The route includes several locations associated with local ghost stories, including an on-course legend about a headless horseman. Eastbury Park is best reached from the A354 Blandford to Salisbury road at Tarrant Hinton; take the turn signposted Tarrant Gunville and the entrance is on the right about 2.5 km after turning off the A354. The what3words location is estate.repeating.frame. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.