This page provides information on Cotswold Edge District’s participation in the annual Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor. In addition to information about the event it includes information training and other team news.
The Ten Tors Challenge is open to youth organisations and schools in the South West. It is organised and run by the army, more details of the event can be found on the central Ten Tors Website.
Take the Challenge, we’ll prepare you to succeed on Dartmoor with a progressive and fun training programme – you too could be in one of the Cotswold Edge District Ten Tors Teams. Take a look at the video, this could be you!
LATEST NEWS:
After a successful Ten Tors 2024 in May we are now looking ahead to Ten Tors 2025 and are hoping to again apply for teams for both the 35 mile and 45 mile Ten Tors Challenges. Please contact us (see bottom of page) if you are interested in participating and from September 2024 you are in school yr 9 or above.
A Parents and Participants Information Meeting will be held on Saturday 19th October 2024 where information will be provided about the event, kit needed and training.
Training starts in on Saturday 9th November 2024 and continues through to April 2025. A calendar of meetings and training is available on the Training Dates and Locations page of this website.
Ten Tors 2025 Challenge dates are 9-11 May 2025.
Latest News is available on the Cotswold Edge District Ten Tors Instagram page @cotswoldedgedistricttentors and Facebook page – please like us on: www.facebook.com/CotswoldEdgeDistrictTenTors
Last updated: 20th June 2024
Parents and Participants Information
If you are interested in training for Ten Tors 2025 the training starts in early November 2024, the Parents and Participants Information Meeting will be held on morning of Saturday 19th October 2024 – See “Training Dates and Locations” for details, or see our “Forms Documents and Downloads” where other informative documents are available for viewing & download (Not yet updated for 2025).
Teams for Ten Tors 2025
As a district we plan to entered teams for the Ten Tors challenge on Dartmoor which will be on the weekend of 9th-11th May 2025. We hope to be allocated teams for both the 35 mile challenge and 45 mile challenge (but not 55 mile team – anyone interested in 55 mile challenge can contact us and we can pass you on to another scout District in the area) so we are seeking candidates to ensure we have enough participants to fill these teams.
Our teams are open to members of all 7 of our district Explorer Scout Units, Young Leaders and older Scouts from any Group in our District, who fall into the following date of birth ranges:
• For the 35 mile Challenge, for those 14 or 15 on 31/08/2025, i.e. in school yr 9 or 10, participants must have been born between 1st September 2009 and 31st August 2011.
• For the 45 mile Challenge, for those 16 or 17 on 31/08/2025, i.e. in school yr 11 or 12, participants must have been born between 1st September 2007 and 31st August 2009. The 45 mile Challenge is also open to those who are 15, school yr 10, if they have completed a Ten Tors Challenge previously.
• For the 55 mile Challenge, for those 18 or 19 on 31/08/2025, i.e. in school yr 13 + yr after, participants must have been born between 1st September 2005 and 31st August 2007. The 55 mile Challenge is also open to those who are 17, school yr 12, if they have completed a Ten Tors Challenge previously.
For several years we have trained teams which have successfully completed this annual challenge on Dartmoor. In the past we have had members who were still Scouts, not yet moved up to Explorers, when they started training. The training is progressive so you don’t need to be fully walking fit or even know anything about navigation as you will build up strength and stamina during training and those with an interest in being team navigators will get appropriate training and support. We will hold a parents and participants meeting, in October, once we know that the organisers have approved our application and therefore have confirmation of how many teams we have been granted. The training will start soon after.
For those who are doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award (which should be all Explorers) this can contribute the award as it counts as training for a DofE Expedition and one of the training weekends will be a Bronze Award DofE Qualifying Expedition and one of our training weekends on Dartmoor may be a Silver Award Practice Expedition. The training could also cover the Physical section as “Walking for fitness” or even the Skill section “Navigation skills”. To register for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme see our DofE page: https://cesd.org.uk/sections/explorers/dofe/
Please register your interest now by emailing us – see the contact us section at the bottom of this page.
Training Dates and Locations
Calendar of meetings and training schedule, including training location details: Click here for Training Calendar
Forms Documents and Downloads
Must complete the Registration and Health form prior to attending your first training session.
Letters, Forms, Kit List and other files are available for download here: Click here for list of files
Contact Us
For further information about Ten Tors, to show interest in training with the Cotswold Edge District Ten Tors teams or have any questions about our participation in Ten Tors please contact the District Ten Tors Team Leaders and Managers (Steve Martin, Derek Forward and Chris Harris) by email to: TenTors cesd.
