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Five Tors Regional Event

Name: Five Tors Regional Event
Start: 2025-09-21
End: 2025-09-21
Location: Merrivale

Merrivale, United Kingdom • 21 Sep 2025

Five Tors Regional Event takes place at Five Tors, Merrivale, on Dartmoor, and kicks off the 2025-26 Devon League. The open-to-all, colour-coded orienteering event offers courses from Yellow (1.3 km) to Brown (7.9 km) with climb ranging from 35 m to 290 m, mapped at 1:7500. The terrain mixes wide-open Moor for fast running with more technical sections featuring contour detail, boulders and vegetation. It provides a varied challenge across six courses (Yellow through Brown, including Short Green and Light Green). Participants can choose appropriate distances to suit ability, with car sharing available and standard entry options. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom South West (England) Merrivale

Race information

Registration

8 km

Brown 7.9km

5 km

Blue 5.4km

Light Green 3.8km

Green 3.7km

Short Green 3.0km

Orange 2.1km

Yellow 1.3km

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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