Date
Sat, 31 Jul 2027
Start
10:00
Venue
Hartington Village Hall, Hide Lane, Hartington, Derbyshire SK17 0AW
Hartington, Derbyshire
Countdown
July
The Big Dipper is the long day out at Dovedale: one 43 km loop from Hartington, run since 2003, with all day to get round and a navigation test baked in.
Key facts
01Early-start windows are available alongside the 10:00 mass start
02Finish deadline is 20:00, so slower runners need to plan the pace
03Map-reading and navigation skills are recommended; no qualifier needed
Create a free training plan for the The Dovedale Dipper 43 km
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The course
The route
Hartington
Distance43km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.7 km
Weather
Late-July, Hartington
20°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 51% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the The Dovedale Dipper 43 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 Dovedale Dipper 43 km plan targets
Typical sessions
43 km
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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Get your The Dovedale Dipper 43 km plan.
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