DateExpected
Late September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Pavilion in the Park, OCRA, Mill Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GE
Okehampton, Devon
Countdown
September
The Wee Beastie is the shorter bite: 22.5 km with a gentler 678 m of climbing, and an hour's later start. A good way into Dartmoor running without taking on the full Beast.
Key facts
01Runners must be 18 or over and medically fit to complete the route
02Minimum pace is 20 min/mile, so you need to keep moving all day
03First cut-off comes at 6 miles, so don't start too slowly
Create a free training plan for the The Dartmoor Beast 23 km
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The course
The route
Okehampton
Distance23km
Total climb678m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate22.7 km
Weather
Late-September, Okehampton
17°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
50%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 50% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserHospiscare Devon (Hospiscare)
Websitethedartmoorbeast.co.uk
Instagram@hospiscaredevon
Running since2026
Training
Training for the The Dartmoor Beast 23 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a The Dartmoor Beast 23 km plan targets
Typical sessions
23 km with 678 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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