Experienced rider? Enjoy stunning scenery? A thrilling new riding challenge awaits!
Imagine a horseback adventure in one of Britain’s finest areas of wilderness. Imagine riding and navigating 100km or more across 3-5 days, across moorland, through woods and valleys, crossing rivers, past stone circles and through golden gorse and purple heather.
Each day’s ride concludes in a specially constructed safari camp, where luxury tents, beds, superb food and plentiful hot water awaits you and your four-legged team mates.
This is the vision behind a spectacular new equestrian event being planned for 2016, The Dartmoor Derby. Places will be limited to 100.
Pilot Event: 25th - 28th September 2015
A Pilot event is taking place this year for a small number of high profile riders, celebrities, journalists and specially selected paying guests ahead of the full launch next year.
Accompanied by a local guide, groups of five will set off at staggered times for two full days riding.
The route will cover a total of 80km or so across the two days (roughly 24 miles each day).
At the end of the first day guests will ride into a specially constructed safari style camp in the heart of Dartmoor.
A camp supper will be prepared by a top chef in the Field Kitchen with fresh local produce from the Dartmoor Farmers.
To be part of this special event, apply by clicking HERE to input your details.
With the backing of the Regional Growth Fund, UKTI and Dartmoor National Park, the event is being developed by the same team that runs Liberty Trails, an established adventure riding company on Dartmoor.
September is a stunning month on the moors. Dartmoor National Park is, quite simply, spectacular. The landscape here has changed little for thousands of years; exploring it on horseback is almost like stepping into the past. With its ancient woodlands, high granite tors, winding valleys, sparkling streams and vast tracts of rolling moorland, at more than 368 square miles it’s the largest and wildest area of open country in the south of England. Come join us!
The Dartmoor Derby
