Dark Skies Surrey Hills
Sat 18th January 2025
Dark Skies Surrey Hills
From Wild Running Ltd
- Date Sat 18th January 2025
- Location Dorking, Surrey
- Price £18.00 - £25.00
- Races 5 races
- Distances 10 Mile, 10km, 5km
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Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating night of trail running at the Dark Skies Surrey Hills event organised by Wild Running Ltd in Dorking, Surrey on Saturday 18th January 2025. Choose from a challenging 10 mile, 10K, or 5K race, with canix races also available for those with four-legged running companions. Kids aged 3-11 can join in the fun with a 1K/2K race designed just for them. Taking place in the stunning Denbies Estate in the Surrey Hills, this event is part of the Wild Run Series 2024/25, featuring races in Devon, Somerset, and Surrey. Make sure to add on a medal during registration, with the option to donate to a local charity if you prefer not to receive one. Don't miss out on this thrilling opportunity to experience the beauty of the Surrey Hills under the dark skies!
Organiser's Description
The Dark Skies returns for an undulating yomp through Surrey’s muddy, rolling hills in Dorking. It’s a thrilling night trail 10 mile, 10K, and 5K race (with canix races), as well as a 1K/2K kid’s race for 3-11 year-olds.
Passing through the Denbies Estate in the Surrey Hills, they are part of the Wild Run Series 2024/25, spanning Devon, Somerset and Surrey.
**We have made medals an optional extra, which you can purchase on the event registration page as an add on. This is partly due ti then amount of wastage generated through no shows and failure to collect on the day but we will also make a donation to a local charity (TBC) for anyone who does not opt in to a medal.**
Passing through the Denbies Estate in the Surrey Hills, they are part of the Wild Run Series 2024/25, spanning Devon, Somerset and Surrey.
**We have made medals an optional extra, which you can purchase on the event registration page as an add on. This is partly due ti then amount of wastage generated through no shows and failure to collect on the day but we will also make a donation to a local charity (TBC) for anyone who does not opt in to a medal.**
Races
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10m
£25.00
Booking for more than 1? -
Canix 10m
£25.00
Booking for more than 1? -
10k
£21.00
Booking for more than 1? -
Canix 10K
£21.00
Booking for more than 1? -
5k
£18.00
Booking for more than 1?
Reviews
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4.0
3 reviews
This was a real feel-good event. No need to stress about a time, you’re there for the joy. The course is a good mix of hills and more hills with some forest trails thrown in for good measure. A bright head torch is essential as is downloading the GPX file to your watch or buddy up with someone who has or knows the course as spotting the markers was sometimes tricky and getting lost would have spoilt the fun. Thanks for putting on a great event!
Thanks Freya. All good points! Ceri
I hadn't done a trail race before, but felt like this one was slightly disorganised. 15 minutes delayed start to the race followed by queuing and at some points literally standing still waiting to get through gates (I don't know if this is normal for a trail race) really didn't let me get into my race pace.
Confusion over the route for the last 500m (there was no signage) of the race also was very annoying as I initially went the wrong way.
Also to note, my running app only clocked 9k when I was down to run the 10k race.
I believe this all can be understood as race planning growing pains, and hopefully will be sorted out by next year.
Really lovely race. Great atmosphere, the location was awesome... A great mix of terrains. Only missing 1* because with about 1km to go the signage all but disappeared and basically everyone I spoke to got lost. The group I was in wandered through the car park and to the finish line which was a disappointing end to an otherwise flawless race. I would still race again.
Dark Skies Surrey Hills