Dartmoor Discovery Ultra Marathon
Princetown, United Kingdom • 6 Jun 2026
Dartmoor Discovery Ultra Marathon
The Dartmoor Discovery is a road ultra held near Princetown, Devon. The course covers 32 miles on a single lap that moves across hilly terrain on Dartmoor. The event is listed as the longest single lap road ultra marathon in the UK and holds a course accuracy certificate and an Association of Running Clubs permit No. ARC/26/0077.
Entry is limited to 275 runners; the race has sold out in 11 of the previous 13 years. A race cut off of six and three quarter hours applies. Runners aged between 20 and 99 on 6 June 2026 are eligible to enter. Personal drinks may be left at nine of the ten drink stations on the course.
The event offers a tiered entry fee structure with early bird and later pricing phases and an on the day entry fee if places remain. Finishers receive a custom medal and a technical shirt, and the event provides free food at the finish, a bag store, free race photos, a PA system and a post race disco. There are monetary prizes for new course records and awards across multiple age, newcomer and team categories. Sponsors named for the event include Sibelco, Illsington Hotel and APEX Scaffolding Exeter Ltd.
Camping and motorhome accommodation is available locally, with pitches and a bunkhouse offered at set rates and toilet and shower facilities noted at one venue. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.