Dark Dorset 10

With the start and finish in the park in front of Eastbury House runners will follow an entirely off-road route taking them through woods into the park at Chettle.

Route highlights

• Bloody Shard Gate

  Turning back towards Eastbury House the eerie journey continues through Bloody Shard Gate, scene of a bloody skirmish between soldiers and the King's chase keepers, which resulted in a sergeant losing a hand.

• The restless hand

  This was then buried in a local church yard but frequently becomes restless and can be seen searching for its owner in this corner of the Cranborne Chase.

• The midnight ghost

  Then it's past the Chettle Long barrow before returning to the Eastbury Park, where the drive also has a ghost, a headless horseman driving a coach pulled by headless horses. Fear not, this only happens at midnight, so all the more reason to up the pace whilst out on the course!

Event HQ

Tarrant Gunville
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11
UK

Medals, trophies and refeshments are all part of the package.

What a lovely route in the dark.. Well, we mostly marshal Tri Counties so it was lovely to have a jog out. Ruth B

Great event locally. Will definitely participate again. Dave B

Loved it. This was my first ever run over 10k distance, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I loved it !! Nicol K

Excellent route. An excellent route. James N

What a night. My very first 10k, and of course, I thought doing it in the dark was a good idea! Holly S

Love it! Will be back next year. Maria W

Beautiful route, perfect timing, very well signposted and great atmosphere. Lovely medal, really encouraging and well organised! Danielle D

Anxiety of turning up as a singleton to fun and creating new friends, Debbie B

A great event, Neil B

Great route with added difficulty and fun of being in the dark! Some parts were not very clearly marked and could have taken a wrong turn, the ending was also not well marked. Sophie T

Enjoyable Phil H

My favourite Tri-Counties event of all. Colin H

Amazing run, will be back next year. Please add brighter and more lights along the course so we don't get mixed up and lost. Amy L

A run is what you make it. This Dark Dorset run was fun. Both my uncle and I enjoyed it and met some lovely runners on the route. Sonya B

Very enjoyable and a good course. Only small criticism is that I came in towards the back and was very confused about where the finish line was ! Amanda A

Welcoming Alex B

Fabulous. What a great race trail running at its best. Vivien M

Great fun. Maybe just some more lights at end to show you where to run to finish - was a bit confusing Jo S

Lovely trail race! Really enjoyed this event, something different all the way around. Kelly S

Amazing course, loved it ! Would benefit from better signage near the finish otherwise it was fab Donna R

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